Deck 12: Qualitative Research Methods

Question 1

A broad category of research methods that attempt to produce a more detailed understanding of human behavior, including its meaning and motivation, are called:

A) meaningful research.
B) qualitative research methods.
C) quantitative research methods.
D) interpretive research.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A researcher interviews gang members to develop a theory explaining why juveniles are attracted to gangs. What type of research method is this?

A) A case study
B) An offender study
C) A grounded theory approach
D) An ethnography

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following qualitative research methods is least likely to feature a formal literature review?

A) Case study research
B) Ethnographic research
C) Grounded theory research
D) No qualitative research method features a literature review

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A researcher studies a juvenile sex offender to determine how these types of offender's ""select"" their victims. This case study is best described as:

A) a typical case study.
B) an extreme case study.
C) neither of the above.
D) both of the above.

Question 5

During a study on police corruption, a researcher decides to focus on an officer who is widely known as highly corrupt. This case study is best described as:

A) a typical case study.
B) an extreme case study.
C) neither of the above.
D) both of the above.

Question 6

A researcher chooses to study a serial arsonist who is allegedly responsible for setting hundreds of house fires. This case study is best described as:

A) a typical case study.
B) an extreme case study.
C) neither of the above.
D) both of the above.

Question 7

A researcher conducts an interview of a teenager who has recently been convicted (first offense) of selling prescription drugs in order to increase the researcher's understanding of this emerging crime trend. This case study is best described as:

A) a typical case study.
B) an extreme case study.
C) neither of the above.
D) both of the above.

Question 8

When a qualitative researcher reflects on the meaning of their data and the concepts emerging from their data, they are engaging in a qualitative technique known as:

A) coding.
B) memoing.
C) recording.
D) surveying.

Question 9

The influential people within a culture that can open doors for a qualitative researcher, introduce the researcher, and encourage individuals to speak with the researcher are commonly called:

A) ambassadors.
B) fencesitters.
C) gatekeepers.
D) outliers.

Question 10

A researcher lives as a prisoner for a year in an effort to understand the prison subculture. What type of research method is this?

A) Undercover research
B) An ethnography
C) A grounded theory approach
D) A case study

Question 11

A researcher conducts an in-depth study of one white collar criminal in order to understand how other white collar criminals operate. What type of research method is this?

A) A case study
B) An ethnography
C) A grounded theory approach
D) A field study

Question 12

Research involving an in-depth study of a culture for the purposes of understanding that culture and its inner workings is called:

A) an ethnography.
B) a cultural study.
C) a sensitivity study.
D) an anthropological study.

Question 13

A research project that uses inductive reasoning to develop a theory to explain observed behaviors is called:

A) an ethnography.
B) grounded theory.
C) a cultural study.
D) an anthropological study.

Question 14

If qualitative research is intended to produce exploratory or descriptive information, then traditional hypotheses that predict causal relationships are:

A) usually not necessary.
B) extremely critical.
C) nice to have but not really important.
D) prohibited by generally accepted research standards.

Question 15

During the literature process, if a qualitative researcher finds a quantitative measure of a relevant concept, the researcher should:

A) report it in the literature review but generally ignore it because quantitative research should never influence a qualitative researcher.
B) always consider quantitative measures superior to qualitative measures.
C) ignore it because it is irrelevant.
D) consider it because it may enhance the qualitative measures in the study.

Question 16

Typical case studies focus on cases that are:

A) represented of the population based on the researcher's judgement.
B) not representative of the population.
C) abnormal.
D) scientifically determined to be representative of the population.

Question 17

A major difference between an ethnographic study and a field study is that:

A) None, there are no differences.
B) ethnographic researchers actually live and socialize with the culture they are studying.
C) field researches actually live and socialize with the culture they are studying.
D) ethnographic researchers are completely covert.

Question 18

A detailed study of the police subculture that involved extensive interviews and field observations:

A) should always be based on quantitative measures.
B) might be a good opportunity to conduct qualitative research.
C) can only be a done with a qualitative research method.
D) can never be done with a qualitative method.

Question 19

A research approach that uses inductive reasoning to develop a theory of some behavior or process is known as:

A) case study research.
B) cultural ethnography research.
C) grounded theory research.
D) thick description research.

Question 20

An ethnographer's detailed account of their field site and an in-depth description of their field experience is called a(n):

A) field digest.
B) archive.
C) notebook.
D) thick description.