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What approach can a researcher take when designing a study involving vulnerable populations to ensure ethically sound practice?
Including vulnerable populations only if they re essential to answering the research question
Applying special safeguards such as having a guardian present during participation if necessary
Instructing participants from vulnerable groups about complex aspects of the study through technical language
Prioritizing quantitative methods over qualitative ones for more detached observation
Which research perspective is characterized by a belief that reality is constructed through social processes and language?
Determinism
Empiricism
Constructivism
Pragmatism
How should a researcher structure a mixed-methods study aimed at investigating both the prevalence of food deserts in urban areas and residents' experiences living within them?
Begin with mapping food desert locations using GIS software (quantitative), then conduct interviews with affected residents (qualitative).
Simultaneously distribute surveys about access to fresh food (quantitative) while conducting focus groups discussing community nutrition (qualitative).
First complete ethnographic fieldwork observing communities (qualitative), followed by analyzing nutritional health outcomes statistically (quantitative).
Conduct case studies on individual urban neighborhoods' access to food (qualitative) while surveying citywide eating habits (quantitative).
How should a researcher account for cultural context when studying gender roles within family units across different societies?
Examining the legal rights accorded to family members regardless of culture.
Comparing the age at which individuals typically marry in different societies.
By recognizing variations in familial structures and societal expectations about gender roles.
Focusing solely on nuclear families as a universal standard for comparison.
When considering the use of secondary data, what ethical consideration is most crucial for maintaining participant confidentiality?
Ensuring data are anonymized before analysis occurs.
Gathering secondary data without obtaining additional consent from participants.
Analyzing data exclusively from open-access sources.
Using only data collected by other researchers within the same field.
While debating whether to include a controversial topic in a thesis project, what factor should a researcher primarily gauge regarding its appropriateness?
Evaluating the likelihood of resulting high grades
Assessing educational value in relation to course objectives
Basing the decision on popularity opinions among the student body
Considering the ease with which resources are available
Why is it important to recognize biases in a literature review?
Biases indicate that no further analysis is needed because they summarize key points quickly.
To understand how bias might affect the interpretation and integration of research findings.
Recognizing biases helps determine which color scheme is used for data visualization charts within articles reviewed for your paper.
To find out which political party the author supports most often.

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What type of theoretical framework would likely be employed in a study aiming to explain social phenomena through understanding power relations and societal structures?
Functional framework
Critical theory framework
Rational actor framework
Explanatory framework
Which approach can a researcher use to determine emerging trends in a field of study?
Ignoring articles with low citation counts regardless of content relevance.
Only looking at research done within a single geographic region without comparison.
Analyzing chronological changes in topics covered by recent publications in the field.
Limiting their review to seminal works published more than ten years ago.
Which research question would most effectively deepen the discourse surrounding the impact of social media algorithms on news consumption habits among teenagers?
What percentage of teenagers use social media to consume news?
Which social media platform is most popular for news consumption among teenagers?
How do changes in social media algorithms correlate with the political polarization of news consumption among teenagers?
How much time do teenagers spend consuming news on social media platforms?