Sociological Research Methods Worksheet

techniques for systematically conducting research
a detailed study of the life and activities of a groupof people by researchers that may live with that group over a long period of time
an extended and open-ended interaction between an interviewer and an interviewee
research approach in which every member of an entire population has the same chance of being selected
a tentative statement of the relationship between two or more concepts
a variable that is assumed to depend on or be caused by independent variable(s)
choosing participants for a study based on specific characteristics
the systematic examination of cultural artifacts/forms of communication
group that contains the subjects not exposed to the independent variable
when two variables are associated more frequently than could be expected by chance
a carefully designed situation in which the researcher studies the impact of variables on subjects' attitudes/behaviors
the group that contains the subjects exposed to an indepedent variable
the study of social life in its natural setting
a variable that is presumed to cause or determine a dependent variable
research method in which researchers collect systematic observations while being part of the activities
a printed research instrument containing a series of items to which participants respond
persons who provide data for analysis through interviews or questionnaires
research method in which researchers use existing material and analyze data that was originally collected by others
a poll in which the researcher gathers facts or attempts to determine the relationship among facts