Concern about specific social problems come and go. Sometimes the focus in the media tends to last only a short period of time. Why does this occur?
A. There are too many social problems to cover at one time.
B. Most people are not interested in social problems.
C. Most people are interested in social problems, but they lose interest in a very short time.
D. The media wants to attract large numbers of viewers or readers so they constantly pursue stories that will capture the attention of the public.
Answer: D
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A) people selectively absorb information, rationalizing away information that does not fit their own beliefs. B) education actually has been shown to make people more prejudiced. C) students are not required to attend. D) the programs themselves are prejudiced.
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a. analyzing the strength and direction of bivariate relationships. b. proving that variables are causally related. c. analyzing possible causal relationships among variables. d. showing that bivariate measures of association are actually unnecessary.
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