After completing five student interviews, Professor Stewart has found that it is hard to assess "motivation" other than by simply asking students about their motivation. He has decided to use markers for motivation, such as involvement in school clubs and activities, attendance at extra-curricular events and time devoted to studies. In his reading, he had labeled those students who are involved
in student organizations, attend activities and devote twenty hours a week to studying as "super students" and the complete absence of these or low scores as on these measures as "minimally involved students". This is an example of
a. arbitrary coding.
b. analytical coding.
c. anticipatory coding.
d. a data display.
e. conceptualization
b
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a. segregation. b. subculturation. c. pluralism. d. assimilation.
Which of the following is TRUE about children raised in same-sex partnership homes?
A. They have self-esteem issues from being teased at school. B. They are withdrawn and suspicious. C. There is little difference in their social and emotional development from those raised in other homes. D. None of the above.
Children of lesbian/gay parents:
A often have uncertain inheritance rights. B usually have a family experience that is fairly typical of two-parent families . C are generally well adjusted in their personal identity. D all of the above.
Which sociologist coined the terms significant others and generalized others?
A. Émile Durkheim B. George Herbert Mead C. Auguste Comte D. Max Weber