Which of the following is a more appropriate research method when people are unwilling or unable to provide information?

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Question 1

Which of the following is a method that is commonly used in qualitative research?

a] Self-completion questionnaires

b] Surveys

c] Ethnography

d] Structured observation

Question 2

According to Gubrium and Holstein [1997], what are the four traditions of qualitative research?

a] Epistemology, ethnomethodology, emotionalism and postmodernism.

b] Naturalism, questionnaires, emotionalism and postmodernism.

c] Naturalism, ethnomethodology, emotionalism and political values.

d] Naturalism, ethnomethodology, emotionalism and postmodernism.

Question 3

A sensitizing concept is one that:

a] provides general guidance for more flexible research.

b] imposes a predetermined theoretical model on the social world.

c] helps the researcher to investigate sensitive issues.

d] allows the researcher to measure very small changes in a variable.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a component of Guba and Lincoln's criterion, "trustworthiness"?

a] Transferability

b] Measurability

c] Dependability

d] Credibility

Question 5

Respondent validation is the process by which:

a] the validity of an interview schedule can be measured.

b] researchers ask their participants to comment on an account of the findings.

c] the problem of low response rates to a survey can be overcome.

d] participants collaborate with the researcher to design the research.

Question 6

Why do qualitative researchers like to give detailed descriptions of social settings?

a] To provide a contextual understanding of social behaviour.

b] It makes their researcher somewhat interesting.

c] As they are bored with their own research.

d] Because they do not believe in going beyond the level of description.

Question 7

The flexibility and limited structure of qualitative research designs is an advantage because:

a] the researcher does not impose any predetermined formats on the social world.

b] it allows for unexpected results to emerge from the data.

c] the researcher can adapt their theories and methods as the project unfolds.

d] all of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a criticism of qualitative research?

a] The studies are difficult to replicate.

b] There is a lack of transparency.

c] The approach is too rigid and inflexible.

d] The accounts are too subjective and impressionistic.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a contrast between quantitative and qualitative research?

a] Ontology vs. Epistemology

b] Generalization vs. contextual understanding

c] Hard, reliable data vs. rich, deep data

d] Interpretivist vs. Feminist

Question 10

Why has qualitative research been seen to have an affinity with feminism?

a] It allows women's voices to be heard.

b] It has always been carried out by female sociologists.

c] It allows the researcher to control variables and suppress women's voices.

d] It claims to be pro-female management

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