To minimize the effects of an experimenter affecting the research results, we can use a(n)
a. placebo.
b. double-blind study.
c. random assignment.
d. experimental design.
e. pretest.
b
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An example of a primary group is
a. a family that has gathered to celebrate a religious holiday. b. carpenters gathering at a work site. c. a student government meeting. d. a reunion of the graduating class of 1977.
Why was Lyndie England's name evoked far more than her male colleagues' in media coverage of the Abu Ghraib Prison scandal?
a. She committed the worst of all the acts against the prisoners. b. She tried to stop the abuse and was punished for speaking out. c. She transgressed appropriate and expected gender roles. d. Although she was not directly involved in the abuse, she did let it happen.
The Turner Thesis argued that American identity was forged by the American frontier experience. Which of the following is NOT a component of Turner's American identity narrative?
A. innovative thinking B. rugged individualism C. democratic governance D. collective behavior
John is taking an introductory sociology class. As a result, he is conscious of his environment and carefully thinks about what he sees rather than jumping to quick conclusions. He notices a homeless man on his way to class every day
Using his sociological imagination, what might John conclude about this man's circumstances? a. John reacts with frustration. He considers the homeless man's situation as a personal problem. The man, obviously, is lazy and chooses not to work. b. John reacts with indifference. Although he would not make the same choice, the homeless man, obviously, has chosen to live off handouts rather than work. c. John reacts with sympathy. He considers the social circumstances that may have drawn the homeless man into poverty and wonders why so many are unemployed. He concludes that because of social change, the homeless man has lost his housing along with his job. d. John is sympathetic and recognizes that the homeless man is an alcoholic, but his particular disease—alcoholism—is a personal, not a social, issue.