Professor Miller planned to tape six focus groups to examine citizens' attitudes toward park development. As a research methods student, you told Miller that an advantage of the focus group method is(are) that:
a. moderators require little specialized skill
b. moderators easily control the focus group's discussion.
c. data tapes are easily analyzed.
d. high face validity.
e. differences between the groups, should they occur, are easily explained.
d
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A) Interactionists have an overly optimistic andunrealistic view of people's everyday choices. B) Research indicates that people mostly behave reflectively and contemplate things before taking action. C)Studies show that people act impulsively and rarely fear the consequences of hasty actions. D) Interactionists focus only on macro factors when examining individuals' behavior.
The life commitment of marriage provides stability, especially for men. Explain
What will be an ideal response?
In control theory, how many control systems are in place to work against our tendencies to deviate?
a. None b. One c. Two d. Six
Marlin is a 33-year-old male and the father of two children. Marlin’s gender is an example of a(n) ______
A) ?achieved status
B) ?earned status
C) ?ascribed status
D) ?attained status
E) ?acquired status