A teacher believes that Latinos are poor at math. Interaction between a Latino student and the teacher has the effect of encouraging the Latino student to fail. This phenomenon is called _____

a. sorting
b. a latent function
c. the expectancy effect
d. tracking


c

Sociology

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What is the purpose of Pre-coding?

a. Changes codes to collected text b. Assigns preliminary codes to data c. Assigns thematic codes d. Assigns labels

Sociology

Bureaucracy promotes inefficiency, favoritism, and ambiguous role expectations

a. true b. false

Sociology

Interviewers who actively interviewed new recruits were most interested in the students’

a. knowledge of law. b. volunteer experiences. c. social competency. d. financial goals.

Sociology