Practice Quiz Chapter 12

. ________ research is usually less concerned with generalization to large populations than with understanding what is going on in specific settings.

. The researcher becomes a participant in ________.

. ________ provide(s) the best opportunity to find out what someone else thinks or feels.

. The core purpose of a life narrative is ________.

. ________ is an especially important form of data collection when the original participants are no longer alive to participate in interviews.

. In contrast to ________ research, data in ________ research can take many forms.

. ________ research produces a relatively small amount of data focused on predetermined issues or variables.

. In ________, the researcher stands back from the situation and observes.

. The most basic technique for gathering data in either type of observation is ________.

. In-depth interviews ________.

. ________ are used increasingly as a way of learning about public opinion on a variety of issues.

. In a focus group, a small group of ________ people agree to meet for collective discussion with the researcher.

. ________ have been used for non-research purposes, such as television networks developing new programming.

. The ________ framework makes reference to cultural or social facts in understanding social actions.

. ________ are actions that are usual to a group/culture and make social life possible.

. ________ include photos taken by respondents followed up by detailed interviews.

. A ________ includes a list of codes, indexed to the interviews in which they were identified.

. The analysis of textual materials is often referred to as ________.

. ________ tend(s) to be more productive if you have some rapport with the participants.

. In qualitative research, the __________ are revised frequently and throughout the entire data collection stage.

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