Question: What is the importance of interpretive framework?

Answer: It leads to in-depth knowledge of a participant’s social world

Question: Which of the following is an example of an unethical sociological research practice?

Answer: Observing study participants without their consent

Question: Independent variable: number of laptops

Dependent variable: grades

Answer: John wants to study whether a larger number of laptops available to students at his school lead to higher grades. Choose the independent and dependent variable.

Question: Thomas wants to better understand the trends in literacy rate in Baltimore city over the past 50 years using Baltimore city data. What type of research should Thomas conduct?

Answer: Secondary data analysis

Question: Which of the following is an example of nonreactive research?

Answer: Gathering data from government studies