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Basics of Social Research Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches 3e W.Lawrence Neuman

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Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.1 Chapter 1 Doing Social Research

1.1 Essay Questions

• ) Describe the kinds of errors you are likely to make with each of the following:

premature closure, overgeneralization, and selective observation.

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3

Topic: Alternatives to Social Research

Skill: 02. Recognize difference between scientific & nonscientific

Objective: 01.02 Explain limits/weaknesses of non-research approaches

• ) Briefly describe each of the steps involved in conducting a research project. Discuss

how "fixed" the steps are and the implications of this for a person doing research.

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 10

Topic: Steps in the Research Process

Skill: 05. Show awareness of appropriate procedures/techniques

Objective: 01.07 Organize steps of the research process

• ) Explain how you would distinguish a qualitative from a quantitative social research

study, and give examples of each.

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11

Topic: Dimensions of Research

Skill: 08. Provide examples of abstract ideas/principles

Objective: 01.06 Distinguish between qualitative & quantitative research

• ) What is the difference between basic and applied research?

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 11

Topic: Dimensions of Research

Skill: 04. Express familiarity with the range of techniques/methods

Objective: 01.04 Distinguish among goals/purposes of social research

• ) What is social impact assessment (SIA)? How does it work?

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11

Topic: Dimensions of Research

Skill: 05. Show awareness of appropriate procedures/techniques

Objective: 01.03 Identify types of social research & weakness/strengths

• ) Describe the differences between exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory research.

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Topic: Dimensions of Research

Skill: 04. Express familiarity with the range of techniques/methods

Objective: 01.04 Distinguish among goals/purposes of social research

• ) How does a panel study differ from a time-series study?

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 11

Topic: Dimensions of Research

Skill: 05. Show awareness of appropriate procedures/techniques

Objective: 01.03 Identify types of social research & weakness/strengths

• ) Give an example of a cohort study, describing what features make it a cohort study.

Diff: 4 Page Ref: 11

Topic: Dimensions of Research

Skill: 03. Display ability to extend learning to new situations

Objective: 01.03 Identify types of social research & weakness/strengths

1.2 Multiple Choice Questions

• ) Professor Rodgers examined survey information on people who were 65 years old and

older. He found the average level of happiness reported increased from 1982 to 2002. He concluded that people under 65 years of age also experienced increasing levels of happiness from 1982 to 2002. The error he committed is called

• the error of overgeneralization.
• the error of selective observation.
• the error of illogical reasoning.
• the error of inaccurate observation.
• no errors.

Answer: A

Diff: 5 Page Ref: 3

Topic: Alternatives to Social Research

Skill: 01. Apply abstract learning to realistic situations

Objective: 01.01 Compare/evaluate social research & alternatives

• ) What is the purpose of basic social research?
• It solves social problems and find which policies are best.
• It improves social programs so they become more effective.
• It invents new taxonomies and jargon.
• It creates fundamental knowledge about how the social world works.
• It predicts what future society will be like.

Answer: D

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 11-12 3 / 4

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Topic: Dimensions of Research

Skill: 04. Express familiarity with the range of techniques/methods

Objective: 01.04 Distinguish among goals/purposes of social research

Refer to the following paragraph to answer the questions below.

After graduating from university, Samantha got a job with the county government. One- year into her new job, she learned that a Big Corporation planned to build a huge new factory on farmland outside the quiet, small town of Smallsville that had 2,000 residents.The Big Corporation flew in a high-powered public relations team of five people who showed a slick video, threw out a few statistics, and promised that many new jobs and income would come to the county and town. Two of the public relations people said they were Factory Site Experts. They said that in the three other locations where Big Corporation had built factories in the past two years, the local people were very happy.They said the same would occur in Smallsville and further study was unnecessary. Just before the County Board was about to vote for approval, Samantha asked some questions.How would the new factory with 1,000 employees affect the way of life in Smallsville?Would the new factory create traffic congestion, noise, and air or water pollution? Would the town need to upgrade its police, fire, or ambulance services? Would it raise housing prices? What percent of the jobs would go to local people, and would the jobs be well- paying and stable? Would there be three shifts with some shifts ending late at night or early in the morning? How would the local schools and sewage treatment services be affected? Would the new factory's location adjacent to the area's only park limit the use of the park and its playground and bicycle trail by local children?

• ) Samantha questioned the corporate Factory Site Expert's claims that the company had

created jobs and done wonderful things in two other towns, so the same thing would happen here, so no further issues were involved. She challenged their claims that use all EXCEPT which of nonscientific basis of knowledge?

• tradition
• authority
• overgeneralization
• premature closure
• selective observation

Answer: A

Diff: 6 Page Ref: 3

Topic: Alternatives to Social Research

Skill: 01. Apply abstract learning to realistic situations

Objective: 01.02 Explain limits/weaknesses of non-research approaches

• ) Based on her questions, Samantha urged the County Board to delay a decision and

first conduct a(n)

• social impact assessment study.
• evaluation research study.
• time-series study
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