A label used to devalue members of certain social groups is referred to as
A. obedience.
B. sanction.
C. deviance.
D. stigma.
Answer: D
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A. The population may be so large that it would be too expensive and time consuming to conduct the research. B. Using the whole population to conduct researches will yield inaccurate results. C. Samples are better for inductive reasoning-based researches, while the whole population can be used only for deductive reasoning-based researches. D. Samples are better as they use the concept of conventional wisdom over critical thinking. E. Samples yield more accurate results as they do not influence social policies.
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a. Why? How? b. Which women? Which men? c. Why not include children? d. How important is biology in determining the differences between genders?
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