Which of the following is an example of the triumph of quantity over quality in the area of education?
a. the increasing reliance on grade point average as a means for assessing students
b. the increasing reliance on standardized test scores to assess a candidate's abilities
c. the increasing reliance on judging professors solely on the basis of student opinion polls
d. all of the above
D
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A) research design B) statement of causality C) hypothesis D) generalized conclusion
Through the establishment of the Pan-Cordillera Women's Network for Peace and Development in the Philippines, which of the following have the women volunteers accomplished?
A. negotiated thousands of peace pacts among indigenous peoples B. reduced incidences of infanticide by half C. provided microfinancing for the majority of small farmers D. largely ended incidences of extreme poverty
William I. Thomas observed that people respond not only to the objective features of a situation or person but also to the social meaning that situation or person has for them. This observation reflects which sociological perspective?
A. conflict perspective B. functionalist perspective C. interactionist perspective D. global perspective
Whites created restrictive voting measures for African Americans under Jim Crow because ______.
A. they were attempting to curtail voter fraud B. Black Americans had yet to obtain the right to vote C. they were hoping to create a more informed electorate D. Black people did not understand how to participate in the system E. they were threatened by Black political power during Reconstruction