Kyle is collecting newspaper clippings from his grandfather about the American public's perception of World War II. This is an example of ______.
Secondary data
What is the importance of interpretive framework?
It leads to in-depth knowledge of a participant's social world.
Reliability is defined by the text as:
A measure of a study's consistency that considers how likely results are to be replicated if a study is reproduced.
A class of third graders is told that the assistant principal will be visiting their class to confirm their teacher's reports of bad behavior. When the principal visits, the students behave perfectly. This is an example of ________.
The Hawthorne Effect
Miguel is doing a research paper on New York City's Stone Wall riots of 1969. He visits the scene of the riots, interviews people who were there, reads the police reports of the event, and watches video footage. Miguel is conducting a(n) ______.
Case study
In order to better understand the sorority pledging process at her university for her sociology thesis, Carmen pledges with a popular sorority. This is an example of _____.
Participant observation
Which of the following is NOT an example of a sociological hypothesis?
The more CDs Jamilla buys, the less money she has in her bank account
Quincia is studying how of the lack of comprehensive sex education is affecting a small, rural town in North Dakota. She spends two months in the town, observing and interviewing the townspeople. Quincia is conducting a(n) _____.
Ethnography
Kevin conducted a study on whether the length of the line at a local Starbucks affected how well the customers enjoyed their coffee after receiving it. Malcolm conducted the study at his local Starbucks, and found the same results. Kevin's study had a high level of _____.
Reliability
The term interpretive framework can be defined as:
A sociological research approach that seeks in-depth understanding of a topic or subject through observation or interaction; this approach is not based on hypothesis testing.