Question 1

Refer to the following paragraph to answer the questions below.
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?
-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?
A) experiment
B) content analysis
C) existing statistics
D) field research

Accepted Answer

Ms. Stump is conducting content analysis by systematically examining the lyrics of disco music to understand how "love" was portrayed, which is a method used to analyze written, verbal, or visual communication messages.

Question 2

Both summative and formative evaluation can be used in evaluation research. What does each do? Explain PPBS and program audits. Why are they types of evaluation research?

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Question 3

Refer to the following paragraph to answer the questions below.
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?
-Explain the differences between exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory research.

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Question 4

Refer to the following paragraph to answer the questions below.
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?
-Howard was recently named president of the Cable Corporation of America. He said he was going to institute PPBS in order to improve efficiency and productivity. He said PPBS was used by the U.S. Department of Defense in the 1960s and incorporates evaluation research into running an organization. What does PPBS stand for?
A) Prognosis, Production, Balance and Synthesis
B) Prepared Projects as the Basic Strategy
C) Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System
D) Prompt and Prepared Bulletin Sharing

Accepted Answer

PPBS stands for Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System, a method used for organizational management and budgeting, notably by the U.S. Department of Defense in the 1960s.

Question 5

How does action-oriented research differ from social impact assessment?

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Question 6

Explain the basic difference between quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. How do quantitative and qualitative methods differ in terms of how data is collected?

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Question 7

Discuss how scientists produce knowledge. Specifically address instrumental and reflexive knowledge. What are the pros and cons of each form of knowledge? How does each have a place in the development of knowledge?

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Question 8

Discuss the three types of longitudinal research methods. When is each method an appropriate choice of data collection? Discuss the difficulties of each method.

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Question 9

The social scientist must always be aware of the audience of his or her research when conducting social research. Discuss the complexities of a researcher's autonomy in commissioned social research. What are some of the issues surrounding commissioned research?

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Question 10

Refer to the following paragraph to answer the questions below.
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?
-Identify five differences between basic and applied research.

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Question 11

Think critically about crime on your college campus. Briefly outline how a researcher would use each of the following types of research to investigate campus crime: exploratory research, descriptive research, and explanatory research.

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Question 12

What are some potential problems with cost-benefit analysis? Why is it used?

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