Question

46. Why can’t the existence of god/gods be tested scientifically?

1 - because god/gods are by definition unobservable

2 - because god/gods is/are all powerful and will not allow it

3 - because satan corrupts all human actions, including scientific tests

4 - because all we need is holy scripture

47. Scientific theories, including sociological theories, cannot be proven to be True with a capital T. Why?

1 - because theories are just guesses, unlike facts which are true.

2 - because Truth with a capital T can only be found in Sacred Religious Texts

3 - because further testing might find exceptions, or lead to better theory

4 - because they are based on human observations, which is prone to error

48. To state that a suicide rate is more than the sum of individual actions resulting in suicides is to say that a suicide rate is which of the following?

1 - a psychological problem

2 - variable across space and time

3 - a social fact

4 - an abstraction that doesn’t help individuals with problems

49. Which of the following strategies is most commonly used by field researchers?

1 - outsider (“Martian”)

2 - covert insider (“spy”)

3 - inside/outsider (participant/observer)

4 - overt insider

50. How does Durkheim explain the higher suicide rate among higher income people?

1 - their exhaustion caused by the expensive parties they are always throwing

2 - their frustration at trying to hide from people who want their money

3 - their isolation caused by their ability to substitute money for human relationships

4 - their self doubt, wondering whether they deserve the money

Answer 1

Answer:

46. The correct answer is 1 - because god/gods are by definition unobservable

47. The correct answer is 3 - because further testing might find exceptions, or lead to better theory

48. The correct answer is 1 - a psychological problem

49. The correct answer is 3 - inside/outsider (participant/observer)

50. The correct answer is 3 - their isolation caused by their ability to substitute money for human relationships.