SOC 212W – SPRING 2010
Final exam review sheet (REVISED/UPDATED)
Nicole Hala
5.17.2010
The final exam will consist of two parts: multiple choice (30 questions, 3 pts each, 90 pts total) and one short essay
(10 pts). Multiple choice questions will focus on the key terms from Neumann (approx. 18 questions) and the other
(non-Neumann) material listed below (approx. 12 questions). There will also be one extra credit question (a written,
short response).
Essay: You will be asked to describe and critique Venkatesh's research in Gang Leader for a Day – from both a
methodological/scientific and ethical perspective. Was his research design appropriate for his research problem?
Did he take appropriate measures to "protect human subjects" as required in research involving interaction with
human subjects, especially if those subjects are members of "special populations"? Responses should integrate
relevant "key terms" and concepts from the course.
Extra credit: You'll be asked to describe and critique the "culture of poverty" thesis, which claims that "culture"
accounts for persistent urban poverty and associated social problems such as crime and gangs.
Chapter 3, “Becoming an Ethical Researcher,” pp. 60-85.
SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT / RESEARCH FRAUD / PLAGIARISM / PRINCIPLE OF VOLUNTARY CONSENT /
INFORMED CONSENT / ANONYMITY / CONFIDENTIALITY / SPECIAL POPULATIONS / INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD /
WHISTLE-BLOWING
Chapter 7, “The Experiment,” pp. 178-186 and pp. 194-201.
RANDOM ASSIGNMENT / EXPERIMENTAL GROUP / CONTROL GROUP / CONFEDERATES / MAIN EFFECTS /
INTERACTION EFFECTS / INTERNAL VALIDITY / EXTERNAL VALIDITY / PLACEBO / REACTIVITY /
FIELD EXPERIMENT / DEBRIEF
Chapter 6, “The Survey: Asking People Questions,” pp. 142-175.
CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH / SPURIOUSNESS / CONTROL VARIABLE / LEADING QUESTION / OPEN-ENDED QUESTION
FORMAT / CLOSED-ENDED QUESTION FORMAT / SOCIAL DESIRABILITY BIAS / PROBE
Chapter 11, “Looking at the Past and Across Cultures,” pp. 292-308.
PRIMARY SOURCES / PRESENTISM / ETHNOCENTRISM
Chapter 8 “Research with Nonreactive Measures,” pp. 204-217.
NONREACTIVE RESEARCH / UNOBTRUSIVE MEASURES / CONTENT ANALYSIS
Chapter 10 “Observing People in Natural Settings,” pp. 262-289
ETHNOGRAPHY / NATURALISM / FIELD SITE / GATEKEEPER / GOING NATIVE / APPEARANCE OF INTEREST /
ATTITUDE OF STRANGENESS / INFORMANT
* Audio (in-class): “Study: Ex-Cons Face Race Barriers in Job Search,” Tell Me More, NPR
- What sort of research design was used to study discrimination in hiring?
- What were the main findings of the study? (What INTERACTION EFFECT was observed?)
* Stanley Milgram, “Behavioral Study of Obedience” (4 pp.)
OBEDIENCE / CONFEDERATE
* “Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy,”Ehrenreich, B. and Hochschild.
FEMINIZATION OF MIGRATION / GLOBALIZATION OF WOMEN'S WORK / CARE DEFICIT
* “An Introduction to Suicide: A Study in Sociology” (Edles & Appelrouth, 2010, pp. 119-122)
ANOMIE /ANOMIC SUICIDE / EGOISM/EGOISTIC SUICIDE / ALTRUISTIC SUICIDE
Does culture
The "culture of poverty" perspective looks to cultural factors in order to account for persistent poverty. One early
version of the theory attributed the persistence of a black urban underclass to "values" – such communities, it was
said, did not value hard work, education, saving, and various other core American/middle-class values. More
recently, scholars are taking another look at how culture and persistent poverty are enmeshed.