Sociological studies have indicated that people who are married are less likely to commit suicide than people who are divorced. In this example, suicide is a(n)
A. hypothesis.
B. independent variable.
C. dependent variable.
D. index.
C. dependent variable.
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One relationship dialectic discussed in some detail in your text is
(a) attraction-repulsion (b) autonomy-privacy (c) closeness-distance (d) closeness-enmeshment
According to Piaget's theory, the process of adjusting thinking to the environment is called
A. organization. B. adaptation. C. sensory operations. D. assimilation.
Which of these methods of obtaining data has serious limitations because a researcher cannot expose subjects to an independent variable that might harm them?
a. survey b. questionnaire c. controlled experiment d. field studies
The idea that social inequality benefits society is associated with the ________
a. structural-functional approach. b. social-conflict approach. c. symbolic-interaction approach. d. social-exchange approach.