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Chapter 17 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 17 Multiple choice questions
The nature of qualitative research
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Which of the following is a method that is commonly used in qualitative research?
Self-completion questionnaires
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Surveys
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Ethnography
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Structured observation
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A sensitizing concept is one that:
provides general guidance for more flexible research.
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imposes a predetermined theoretical model on the social world.
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helps the researcher to investigate sensitive issues.
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allows the researcher to measure very small changes in a variable.
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Which of the following is
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Transferability
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Measurability
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Dependability
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Credibility
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Respondent validation is the process by which:
the validity of an interview schedule can be measured.
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researchers ask their participants to comment on an account of the findings.
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the problem of low response rates to a survey can be overcome.
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participants collaborate with the researcher to design the research.
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Why do qualitative researchers like to give detailed descriptions of social settings?
To provide a contextual understanding of social behaviour.
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It makes their researcher somewhat interesting.
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As they are bored with their own research.
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Because they do not believe in going beyond the level of description.
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The flexibility and limited structure of qualitative research designs is an advantage because:
the researcher does not impose any predetermined formats on the social world.
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it allows for unexpected results to emerge from the data.
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the researcher can adapt their theories and methods as the project unfolds.
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all of the above.
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Which of the following is
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The studies are difficult to replicate.
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There is a lack of transparency.
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The approach is too rigid and inflexible.
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The accounts are too subjective and impressionistic.
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Which of the following is
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Ontology vs. Epistemology
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Generalization vs. contextual understanding
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Hard, reliable data vs. rich, deep data
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Interpretivist vs. Feminist
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Why has qualitative research been seen to have an affinity with feminism?
It allows women's voices to be heard.
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It has always been carried out by female sociologists.
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It allows the researcher to control variables and suppress women's voices.
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It claims to be pro-female management
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What is indigenous research?
Research that seeks to overcome oppressive, colonizing biases within the social sciences
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Research focussing on indigenous people
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Research conducted by indigenous people
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All of the above
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