To avoid frightening away their patrons, store owners euphemistically refer to shoplifting as

a) burglary.
b) shrinkage.
c) rip-offs.
d) robbery.


b) shrinkage.

Sociology

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What is an Ideal response?

Sociology

There is historical evidence of

a. 2,000 slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt. b. 500 slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt. c. 250 slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt. d. two or three dozen slave revolts or conspiracies to revolt.

Sociology

Professor Miller argues that there are three aspects to the quality of a relationship: 1) belonging/affirmation, 2) interdependence, and 3) intimacy. These "aspects" of quality of a relationship are called

a. variables. b. dimensions. c. constructs. d. indicators. e. conceptions.

Sociology

The mean age at first marriage for respondents in a survey is 23.33, with a standard deviation of 6.13. For a first age at marriage of 33.44, the proportion of area beyond the Z score associated with this age is 0.05 . What is the percentile rank for this score?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology