Which of these is the least likely to form the basis of people's understanding of social problems according to your text?

A. life experiences
B. scientific research
C. good guesses
D. opinions


Answer: B

Sociology

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Garret is interested in the speeding practices of student drivers. He selects 700 students as a subset of the group that he is interested in studying. The 700 students that Garret selects make up a:

a. Population b. Parsimony c. Variable d. Sample

Sociology

Believing that boys are better at math, a teacher spends more time calling on boys in a class to do complicated problems. As a result the boys in the class perform better on exams than girls. This is an example of a

a)  self-fulfilling prophecy. b)  cultural construction. c)  sociological fallacy. d)  gendered norm.

Sociology

_____ is a stable population level that occurs when each woman has no more than two children.

A. Population explosion B. Aging population C. Zero population growth D. Advanced population E. Industrialization

Sociology

______ refers to political practices and processes that were enacted as formal laws.

A. De facto B. Intentional C. De jure D. Defunct

Sociology