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The study of everyday behavior in situations of face-to-face interaction is usually called:

A) institutional ethnography
B) microsociology
C) historical/comparative sociology
D) macrosociology
E) Marxist method

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What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of ethnographic fieldwork?

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Jerome looks at how the global economy functions in continental free trade zones.His studies might be described as:

Pedro wonders whether people tend to obey those in positions of authority in intense,high-pressure situations.What kind of research question will he most likely formulate?

Max argues that African Americans often see themselves through the eyes of "white" society.His ideas most closely match with those of which theorist?

Pierre prefers to think of institutions and human activities by analyzing the relationship of each individual part as it relates to the whole.His way of thinking most closely resembles which theoretical perspective?

In a(n) __________,the sociologist socializes-or works or lives with members of a group,organization,or community and perhaps participates directly in its activities as part of the research process.

Martin believes that society should be looked at like a body,with constituent parts necessary to the functioning of the whole.His ideas probably most closely mirror those of which theorist?

Allen participated in religious rituals with members of the Mormon Church for two years.He kept field notes of his experiences,identified major themes within the notes,wrote a paper about his process and results,and submitted the paper to a major research journal.What part of the research process is he in?

__________ is when the research study ends,and the investigator discusses with the subjects their concerns and acknowledges whether strategies such as deception were used.

Abbey studies how people negotiate personal space when they speak to each other in person by closely observing their behaviors.Her studies would best be referred to as:

Use your sociological imagination to think about the social processes that go into writing an essay for a college course.What is involved?

What is the first step of the sociological research process?

According to __________,to become a science,sociology must study social facts,aspects of social life that shape our actions as individuals.

The German sociologist Max Weber was highly influential in sociology for his studies of:

Jennifer wants to collect rich and varied data about the lives of Native Americans who live on reservations.She wants to be able to not only document their lived reality,but also to describe it as closely as possible as they experience their lives.The best method of research for this kind of study would be:

Karl Marx thought that society:

Elise collects data on homeless people in New York City by widely distributing structured questionnaires.What kind of sociological research best describes what she is doing?

Sociologists recognize that "personal" troubles,if occurring in patterned ways,to large numbers of individuals,reflect important __________ or consequences of social structures.

Mohammed believes that studies of human behavior should focus primarily on how we construct meaning together through abstract representations.His position is closest to which theoretical perspective?