Drs. Brown and Shield plan to study the effects of corporal punishment on children’s self-esteem. They reviewed the definition of corporal punishment in the literature. After they finished, they created their own definition of corporal punishment. This illustrates ______.
a. conceptualization
b. deciding variables of interest
c. refining the topic
d. operationalization
Ans: A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Men who have lost control of their lives due to poverty, unemployment, drug abuse, or alcoholism are
a) more likely to become abusive husbands. b) less likely to become abusive husbands. c) just as abusive as men who have control over their lives. d) usually too depressed about life to act in a violent way.
The lawful imposition of the death penalty is called _____ ______
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements is true about sociologist Daniel Rossides?
A. He coined the term "underclass." B. He created a five-class model to describe the class system of the United States. C. He noted that poverty was functional for many wealthy members of society. D. He used Marxist theory to analyze gender discrimination in America.