After graduating from university, Samantha got a job with the county government. One year into her new job, she learned that Big Corporation planned to build a huge new factory on farmland outside a quiet, small town of Smallsville that had 2,000 residents. Big Corporation flew in a high-powered public relations team of five people who showed a slick video, threw out a few statistics, and promised that many new jobs and income would come to the county and town. Two of the public relations people said they were Factory Site Experts. They said that in the three other locations where Big Corporation had built factories in the past two years, the local people were very happy. They said the same would occur in Smallsville and further study was unnecessary. Just before the County Board was about to vote for approval, Samantha asked some questions. How would the new factory with 1,000 employees affect the way of life in Smallsville? Would the new factory create traffic congestion, noise, and air or water pollution? Would the town need to upgrade its police, fire, or ambulance services? Would it raise housing prices? What percent of the jobs would go to local people, and would the jobs be well-paying and stable? Would there be three shifts with some shifts ending late at night or early in the morning? How would the local schools and sewage treatment services be affected? Would the new factory’s location adjacent to the area’s only park limit the use of the park and its playground and bicycle trail by local children? Samantha questioned the corporate Factory Site Expert’s claims that the company had created jobs and done wonderful things in two other towns so the same things would happen here and so no further issues would be involved. She challenged their claims, which used all of the following non-scientific basis of knowledge EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT an example of quantitative research?

Michelle Stump is an honor student and wants to investigate how “love” was portrayed in 1970s disco music. Ms. Stump analyzed the lyrics of all disco music in the Billboard Top 100 from January 1976-December 1981. What kind of research is Ms. Stump conducting?

Rita conducted a study on teenage drug use. She discovered that children with parents who use legal drugs (alcohol and cigarettes) were more likely to use illegal drugs (marijuana) than children whose parents did not use legal drugs. What type of research is this?

Residents were asked to separate cans, paper, glass, and plastic for recycling in a three week experimental trash collection program. After the three week trial was over, Susan surveyed 150 residents’ reactions to the recycling program. Additionally, she examined whether or not the neighborhood properly sorted the trash. Her results were used to prepare a report for the city trash collection department. Susan’s study is an example of what type of applied research?

A researcher needs all of the following to make a casual statement, EXCEPT

Persons who have grown up with one parent and a sibling who is at least 8 years older and of the opposite sex of the parent residing at home tend to treat the older sibling as a parent figure. What level of theorizing is this statement?

Which general theoretical framework in sociology is most likely to state the following: In selecting a marriage partner, a man is likely to seriously consider potential mates who allow him to maintain power and control in the relationship. He will seek to maintain authority over a woman’s wealth, earnings, sexual favors, and social status, especially in a society where patriarchy prevails as an ideology and justifies his actions in the larger society.

The set of ideas that include the legal system, punishment, violent crime, income/race inequality, belief in deterrence, and human rights, would be considered a concept cluster for which of the following concepts?

On a first date, people tend to present themselves in a positive light, often by talking about subjects that they normally would not discuss. For example, Tracy will discuss gardening, because she knows that Chris really likes to garden. Tracy tries to create the perception that she also has a “green thumb.” Which theoretical framework is being expressed in this analysis?