Chapter 9 Practice Quiz

. Qualitative research may involve all but which one of the following methodological features?

direct experience

intentional alteration of the observational setting

interviews with informants

analysis of archival records

nonprobability sampling

. Smith's study of transnationalization was based primarily on __________; Valdez's study of racial/ethnic identity of Mexican Americans was based primarily on __________.

direct personal experience; field observation

direct personal experience; in-depth interviews

field observation; direct personal experience

field observation; in-depth interviews

in-depth interviews; field observation

. Figure 9.2 in the text represents variations in field observation in a two-dimensional space. Which study located in this space is, for the most part, "nonparticipant" and "overt"?

Smith's field research on transnationalization

Lareau's observation of families

Lofland's study of people in public places

Nathan's study of college life and culture

. A limitation of group interviews is that

they do not work effectively with more than 3 or 4 participants.

participants may simply go along with what others say.

the size of the group is too small to generalize to a specified population.

the interviewer cannot explore topics in depth as in individual interviews.

. In contrast to the process of quantitative research, the process of qualitative research

is guided initially by broader research questions.

relies more heavily on a literature review to guide the research.

tends to follow the deductive logic of inquiry.

tends to follow a linear path from research design to data analysis and interpretation.

. After selecting a setting and gaining access to it, the next step for field researchers is to

decide what or whom to observe.

begin to make a record of observations.

formulate the guiding research question.

decide how to relate to those in the observational setting.

. When are field notes recorded in field research?

immediately during the course of observation

as soon after leaving the field as possible, typically at the end of the day

after the researcher has had time to reflect, typically at the end of each week

. How are qualitative in-depth interviews most like structured interviews in survey research?

The questions are guided by the topics that the researcher wishes to address.

All questions are worked out in advance of the interview.

All questions are asked in the same order for all respondents.

The wording of questions should be the same for all respondents, regardless of background.

. A grand tour question in in-depth interviews is likely to be asked

of less educated and less verbal respondents.

of more educated and more verbal respondents.

at the end of the interview.

at the beginning of the interview.

. Which of the following is a strength of qualitative research?

time efficiency in gathering data

reliability of data

flexible research design

generalizability