IV. Characterize each method of sociological research

Glossary

advantage – преимущество allow – позволять, давать возможность appropriate – подходящий, соответствующий attempt – пытаться, стремиться belief – вера, мнение bewildering array – ставящий в тупик, бесчисленный blueprint – проект, чертёж causal – причинный, выражающий связь cause – причина, заставлять clarify – очищать, прояснять complete – полный, завершённый conduct – проводить, руководить employ – нанимать, применять enough – достаточно entirely – полностью, совершенно expose – показывать, обнажать find out – выяснить, раскрыть goal – цель influence – влияние, воздействие investigation – исследование investment – инвестирование involve – вовлекать, погружать measure – мера, оценивать occur – случаться, происходить particularly – особенно, очень pattern – образец, модель prevent – предупреждать, препятствовать questionnaire – анкета, опросный лист regard – внимание, забота, уважение relationship – взаимоотношение, связь research – исследование response – ответ, реакция seek – искать statement – утверждение, заявление strength – сила, достоинство support – поддержка, основание survey – анкетирование, обзор take place – случаться the subjects – респонденты track down – выслеживать variable – изменчивый, непостоянный фактор weakness – слабость, недостаток

II. Enumerate all methods of sociological research. What method do you consider to be the most productive? Give your reasons.

III. Answer the following questions:

1. What is defined by a method? 2. What kind of method is an experiment? 3. What are experiments based on? 4. How would you define a hypothesis? 5. What is the goal of an experiment? 6. What steps does an experiment involve? 7. Where is it better to conduct an experiment? 8. In what way would you characterize a survey? 9. What research may be conducted by means of a survey? 10. What is a questionnaire? 11. What kinds of questionnaires may there be? 12. What is the difference between these two types? 13. How may a questionnaire be presented? 14. What is meant by a self-administered survey? 15. What are the advantages and disadvantages of an interview?

V. Make up a questionnaire on the topic «Who is the leading personality in the country?»

VI. Conduct an interview with:

1) One of the leading sociologists. 2) A criminal who killed a man in the heat of rage. 3) A researcher from the All— Russia Public Opinion Poll Centre.

VII. Find in the text English equivalents for:

Проводить исследования; в абсолютном смысле; лучше или хуже; сильные стороны и слабые; переменная; с учётом; испытуемые; во многих случаях; набор ответов; совершенно свободно; ставящий в тупик; по почте; слишком поздно; преимущество; недостаток.

VIII. Arrange the following words into the pairs of synonyms:

research to carry out method especially to conduct typically to vary to select definite technique particularly certain cause to take place to occur effect generally investigation aim to differ result reason to choose goal important significant

IX. Translate the following sentences into Russian with:

in relation to…, with regard to…, with respect to…

1. He treated this phenomenon in relation to the extreme environmental conditions. 2. They decided to change the experimental procedure with regard to the new circumstances. 3. They examined the given problem with respect to a new approach. 4. He didn't know anything at all in relation to her point of view. 5. He was very attentive with regard to her position. 6. With respect to his theory of cognition the issue was of certain interest. 7. He was quite right in relation to his treatment of their methods of inquiry. 8. They investigated human attitudes with regard to nonverbal communication. 9. The problem arose only with respect to his way of observation. 10. She made an interesting report in relation to the new data.

X. Make up sentences with:

To carry out - a research an experiment a public opinion poll an investigation a survey an inquiry

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