Which of the following is an example of how understanding how social structure determines one's life opportunities?
a. Poor people "know" that the world is stacked against them.
b. Rich people "know" that poor people don't work hard.
c. Women "know" their path is not influenced by their gender.
d. College students "know" that a degree is not the best path to success.
a
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Qualitative research is holistic.
According to George Herbert Mead's stages of the self, the preparatory stage occurs
A. when children become able to pretend to be other people. B. when children grasp not only their own social positions but also those of others around them. C. when children imitate the people around them, particularly family members. D. when children begin to develop the looking-glass self.
Robert Merton contrasted Parsons because Merton favored
a. master conceptual schema. b. middle-range theory. c. research oriented work. d. theory un-connected to research.
Calculate the value of the interquartile range for the following sub-sample: 2, 7, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5.
What will be an ideal response?