For social researchers, diaries, photos, letters, and other everyday documents are:
a. qualitative data
b. unreliable sources of data because they are very subjective
c. methodological debris
d. unimportant, unless they come from famous people
a. qualitative data
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The question "What does it mean to live in a society organized around surveillance but where personal privacy is protected by the constitution?" captures the dynamics of
a. conformity b. obedience to authority c. structural strain d. rebellion
Professor Henley is interested in comparing the use of the legal system in different countries. Henley examines the number of arrests per 1,000 population, the number of jury trials per 1,000 court cases, the number of lawyers per capita, and the number of people incarcerated per 1,000 population. Henley is doing
a. social indicator research. b. cost/benefit analysis. c. time-series designs. d. computer simulations. e. intervention analysis.
The text points out that in 2010, 50 million Americans under age 65 did not have health insurance. By the end of 2014, the number of uninsured Americans was __________
a. 31 million b. 45 million c. 59 million d. 66 million