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Take a position regarding the ethical implications of sociologist William Zellner's research on "autocides."

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Describe the components of an experiment and explain how sociologists are able to employ this research method.

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The National Societal Association (NSA) Code of Ethics set forth certain basic standards that sociologists must follow in conducting research.

In a hypothesis,the researcher considers the __________ to be the cause.

Sociologists using the __________ approach to study suicide might start by simultaneously collecting and analyzing data related to suicidal behavior and then generate a theory.

In a __________ experiment,subjects are studied in a closed setting so that researchers can maintain as much control as possible over the research.

A(n) __________ is an extended,open-ended interaction between an interviewer and an interviewee.

If we use the __________ approach to determine why people commit suicide,we start by formulating a theory about the "causes" of suicide and then test our theory by collecting and analyzing data (such as vital statistics on suicides) .

Take a position regarding the ethical implications of Laud Humphreys' research in "tearooms."

Conventional experiments require that subjects be divided into two groups: the control group contains the subjects who are exposed to the independent variable and the experimental group who are not exposed to the independent variable.

According to sociologist Emile Durkheim,__________ suicide occurs among people who are isolated from any social group.

Describe the major types of surveys and indicate their major strengths and weaknesses.

In the inductive approach,the researcher collects information or data (facts or evidence) and then generates theories form the analysis of that data.

Based on sociologist Emile Durkheim's study,an example of __________ suicide is when military leaders kill themselves after defeat in battle because they have so strongly identified themselves with their cause that they believe they cannot live with defeat.

Social scientists cite many causes for suicide including rapid social change,economic conditions,hopeless poverty,and lack of religiosity.This is an example of multicollinearity.

Sociologists conducting research may formulate a(n) __________,which is a statement of the relationship between two or more concepts.

Becky would like to conduct a study to determine how women define spousal abuse and the meanings they attach to incidents of abuse.She will most likely use a __________ approach to analyze her results.

A(n) __________ is a questionnaire in which the researcher gathers facts or attempts to determine the relationships among facts.

A(n) __________ is any concept with measurable traits or characteristics that can change or vary from one person,time,situation,or society to another.It is the observable and/or measurable counterpart of a concept.

What is one of the main steps that is different between a conventional research design and a qualitative research design?