You are a researcher hired to find out the effects of alcohol use on sexual behaviors of college students in the United States. Your findings need to be generalizable to the population
Which of the following would be the most appropriate way for you to find your research sample?
A. Go to local bars in five to ten college towns in the U.S. and ask each person whether they would be willing to participate in a survey.
B. Go to one local bar in the nearest college town and randomly sample every 5th person who walked in the door, to see if they would be willing to participate in a survey.
C. Send out questionnaires to all college students enrolled in all public universities in the United States.
D. Send out questionnaires to a subset of all college students, chosen at random via enrollment records, at both private and public colleges and universities in the United States.
D
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Which of the following is a result of the introduction of three-strike policies?
a. Local jails have freed up. b. There have been fewer sentences of life imprisonment. c. There is more prison crowding. d. The crime rate has reduced.
Which of the following is an example of the generalized other?
A) mother B) teacher C) friend D) society
The only partial exception to the lack of political norms is the generally accepted view that
a. governments should not dictate codes of ethics. b. a researcher's personal political orientation should not interfere with or influence the research. c. politics should not be discussed in social research because no one can agree on what should be done. d. professional associations should incorporate more about politics in their codes of ethics.
A social structure composed of individuals who share a sense of common identity and belonging and who interact on a regular basis is a:
a. social aggregate b. social class c. social group d. statistical category