An attractive African American woman is conducting random interviews on campus to gather data on students' opinions on the reverse discrimination suit filed by white students at the University of Michigan School of Law
Four out of five of the white respondents and virtually all of the African American respondents favor the court's ruling and supports "bonus points" being given to applicants of color. Based on this information, what is probably affecting the data collection process?
A) interviewer bias
B) faulty hypothesis
C) inappropriate research method
D) misunderstanding of the subjects' world
A
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How did Durkheim explain these relationships? Explain the forms of suicide that he identified, and how they relate to this model. What will be an ideal response?
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a. individual pathology. b. differential association. c. psychological trauma. d. social structure.
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a. true b. false
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A. C. Wright Mills B. George Herbert Mead C. Charles Horton Cooley D. Erving Goffman