Question 1 The fundamental models or frames of reference we use to organize our observations and reasoning are called a. paradigms b. macrotheory c. microtheory d. propositions e.positivistic stages
Question 2 Emile Durkheim suggested that crimes and their punishment provide an opportunity to reaffirm society's values. Which paradigm was Durkheim most likely following? a. a conflict paradigm b. feminist paradigm c. an ethnomethodologist paradigm d. a structural functionalist paradigm e. a symbolic interactionist paradgim Question 3 Abstract elements representing classes of phenomena within the field of study are called a. axioms b. theories c. concepts d. variables e. hypotheses
Question 4 Danielle designs a survey to test whether male or female university students are more likely to abuse substances. To do so, she asks respondents "Are you male or female?" and then asks them to indicate the frequency to which they use alcohol during the week with "How often do you drink alcohol during the week?" This represents a(n) a. theoretical definition b. operational definition c. conceptual definition d. hypothetical definition e. positivistic definition
Question 5 Theory and research interact through: a. science b. positivism c. deduction d. induction e. an alternation of deduction and induction Question 6 At the scene of a crime, Sherlock Holmes collects evidence and then, on the basis of that evidence, he formulates a general idea of what happened. Here, the great literary detective is illustrating the: a. deductive method b. inductive method c. nomothetic method d. idiographic method e. intersubjective method
Question 7 Janet believes that people are continually creating social structure through their actions and interactions. What paradigm is Janet following? a. positivism b. ethnomethodology c. the conflict paradigm d. the structural functionalist paradigm e. the symbolic interactionist paradigm Question 8 Lenski's theory of social stratification that explains overall societal inequality across thousands of years of human societies is an example of a(n) a. axiom b. postulate c. proposition d. microtheory e. macrotheory
