Question 1. According to the results of Durkheim's suicide study, which of the following statements is not true?
Single people had higher suicide rates than married people.
Individuals who did not have children had a higher rate than people who were parents.
Suicide rates were higher during times of peace than in times of war.
Protestants had a higher suicide rate than Catholics.
Question 2. A positive correlation means that
the variables move in the same direction.
the independent variable occurs before the dependent variable.
the variables move in the opposite direction.
the dependent variable occurs before the independent variable.
Question 3. __________ methods rely on numerical description and mathematical analysis.
Quantitative
Qualitative
Inductive
Deductive
Question 4. A concept that takes on different values is called
a correlation.
a variable
an experiment.
a hypothesis.
Question 5. The Thomas theorem states that
if people define situations as real, they become real in their consequences.
people tend to conduct themselves in ways that will lead others to view them in a favorable light.
social and environmental factors have the greatest impact on human development.
language shapes both our perceptions of reality and our capacity for thought.
Question 6. A sociologist is designing a study to see if poverty causes crime. In this study poverty is the __________ variable.
independent
analytical
correlational
dependent
Question 7. Cultural lag refers to a situation in which __________ culture changes more rapidly than _________ culture, creating an adjustment gap between the two forms of culture.
abstract; concrete
nonmaterial; material
material; nonmaterial
concrete; abstract
Question 8. A hypothesis is
a variable type.
an explanation.
an association.
a prediction.
Question 9. Secondary data analysis is an example of __________ methods.
inductive
deductive
qualitative
quantitative
Question 10. Compared to the survey interview, the qualitative interview has a higher degree of
flexibility.
causation.
representativeness
cost effectiveness.