Which of the following is true regarding standardized ability tests?
a. They are somewhat capable of predicting future school performance for White men
b. They are less accurate in forecasting success for minorities.
c. They predict school performance less accurately for women than men.
d. All of the above are true.
d
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_______________ contributed an understanding of manifest and latent functions to the functionalist perspective
a. Emile Durkheim b. Talcott Parsons c. Robert Merton d. Herbert Spencer
The belief that social change is an inevitable consequence of human living and that the world's societies would eventually resemble those of Western Europe is characteristic of which of the following models of social change?
a. conflict b. cyclical c. ecological d. evolutionary
The following research methods apply to Bemiller's study of cheerleading
a. a participant observation study of one public university's entire athletic season including attendance and observation of cheerleaders at all sporting events. b. subjects recruited from several public universities' cheerleading squads using a snowball sampling technique, focus groups, and interviews. c. subjects recruited from one public university's cheerleading squad using convenience sampling, focus groups, and interviews. d. a national sample of university cheerleading squads using random sampling techniques and a survey questionnaire.
According to results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which of these ethnic groups reports the highest rate of use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana?
A. White B. Asian C. African American D. Hispanic