Question 1 (1 point)

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Which of the following is consistent with the American Sociological Association's Code of Ethics?

Question 1 options:

A)	informing respondents of any risks

B)	paying respondents

C)	giving respondents credit for assisting with research

D)	not working with the same respondent more than once

Question 2 (1 point)

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A theorist focuses their research on elements of society that contribute to social cohesion. Which perspective are they using?

Question 2 options:

A)

conflict

B)	symbolic-Interaction

C)	functional

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What would a microanalytical sociologist studying violence towards women suggest?

Question 3 options:

A)	examine the number of men versus women around the world

B)	examine national hospitalization rates for female domestic violence survivors

C)	examine why rates of violence against women are higher in some societies versus others

D)	suggest that men are violent to women only when those men learn definitions of masculinity that emphasize violence

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When is a research study reliable?

Question 4 options:

A)	When repeated measures yield the same results

B)	When empirical methods result in statistical results

C)	When the researcher measures variable accurately

D)	When various measures supply different results

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Dr. Ben-Yehuda is interested in studying how people spread rumors. She decides that she will start by using controlled conditions in a laboratory to see how rumors are distorted as they spread from one person to another. Which research method is this?

Question 5 options:

A)	secondary data analysis

B)	experiment

C)

survey

D)	field research

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Akbar is researching attitudes towards drug use in secondary school teachers. He can't afford to administer questionnaires or create controlled conditions. So far, he has not been able to observe the teachers expressing any attitudes regarding drug use during his observation of them in their classrooms. However, the Center for Disease Control sends out an annual questionnaire tracking both attitudes towards drug use and employment history. Which research method should Akbar use?

Question 6 options:

A)

survey

B)	secondary data analysis

C)	field research

D)	experiment

Question 7 (1 point)

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Professor Noriega is measuring how weight gain influences confidence. His scale is not consistent and seems to provide widely varying weights. He tests his scale with 5 lbs. of flour and finds that the scale is reporting the flour weighs 7 lbs. He tests his scale with a 10 lb. bag of sugar and finds that the scale is reporting the sugar weighs 20 lbs. What can be said about his scale?

Question 7 options:

A)	reliable and valid

B)	unreliable

C)	reliable but not valid

D)

invalid

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What might a conflict perspective theorist suggest about credit card limits?

Question 8 options:

A)	They are useful for deciding who has more spending power

B)	They are based on credit scores, thus ensuring that an individual's credit line is limited to the debt they can afford

C)	They are based on credit scores, thus ensuring that an individual's credit line is limited to the debt they can afford

D)	They are associated with debt for some, with materialism and/or with spending power for others

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Cassandra is studying the views of organ transplantation in our society. She conducts a survey, asking about their thoughts on donating organs, including if they are donors and if they would only donate to family members. How could Cassandra improve the validity of her study?

Question 9 options:

A)	includes 1,000 participants in the survey

B)	asks to see driver's license for "heart," signifying he or she is a donor

C)	see how many transplanted organs are rejected in the new body

D)	check to see how many people are on organ transplant lists

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Which study below does NOT comply with the American Sociological Association Code of Ethics?

Question 10 options:

A)	Dr. Enrique Ayde is conducting research on whether attractive people make more money than unattractive people.

B)	Dr. Rakesh Malhotra sends out 1,000 surveys about how people use the Internet, but only half of them are returned.

C)	Dr. Adu-Mireku believes that religious beliefs lead to improved quality of life. His research is funded by The Catholic Church, but he does not publicly identify his funding source.

D)	Dr. Barry Allen is engaged in participant observation research to determine how people react to emergencies.

Question 11 (1 point)

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Secondary data analysis involves using data collected by others but applying new:

Question 11 options:

A)	interpretations

B)

research

C)

methods

D)	respondents

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Which of the following BEST exemplifies a symbolic-interaction theorist's approach to the government?

Question 12 options:

A)	The government is composed of a number of symbols, such as a national anthem, that mean different things to different groups.

B)	The government is racist, systematically disadvantaging people of color through its failure to guarantee a racially equal society.

C)	The government is controlled by the rich, who write laws that benefit the wealthy and disadvantage the poor.

D)	The government is necessary to society because it supports large-scale projects that local groups would find hard to coordinate.

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What would a macroanalytical sociologist studying violence towards women suggest?

Question 13 options:

A)	suggest that men are violent to women only when those men are raised in violent homes

B)	identify why one group of youth engages in dating violence while another does not

C)	suggest that violence against women is directly related to how much a society condones violent behavior in men

D)	examine why some individuals are stigmatized for violence against women while others are not

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Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of sociology?

Question 14 options:

A)

gender

B)

society

C)

study

D)	systematic

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Thalia is a graduate student researching prostitution. She finds that prostitutes report wanting to leave prostitution, but have no available resources for transitioning away from the streets and into a 9-5 job. What does Thalia inform the local government that they should do to address this issue?

Question 15 options:

A)	legalize prostitution

B)	implement mandatory drug testing for prostitutes

C)	lock up more prostitutes

D)	offer outreach services for women who wish to stop being sex workers

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What might a functional perspective theorist suggest about credit card limits?

Question 16 options:

A)	They are associated with debt for some, with materialism and/or with spending power for others

B)	They are based on credit scores, thus ensuring that an individual's credit line is limited to the debt they can afford

C)	They reproduce class inequality

D)	They result in more men obtaining credit cards than women

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Which of the following correctly applies sociological imagination?

Question 17 options:

A)	Faith would like to get a sociology degree, but she is concerned about the earning potential of sociologists.

B)	Jane has a doctorate and would like to obtain full-time work at a university, but there are very few positions available due to federal cuts to university funding.

C)	Benito would like to join the military, but his parents do not approve.

D)	Imagine that Marcus cannot conduct sociological research because he is a man.