Which of the following statements is a definition of mores?
A. a set of norms that dictate how someone should behave when sick
B. patterns of dining etiquette that are widely accepted and expected in a society
C. highly codified and formal norms that result in severe punishment when violated
D. a social response that discourages violations of a social norm
C. highly codified and formal norms that result in severe punishment when violated
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Emily believes in the marriage movement and thinks that the movement is important to help restore the declining family. Which of the following is most likely to be one of Emily's opinions?
A) Women should be more than just homemakers for a marriage to be successful. B) Cohabiting couples can have happier family lives than married couples. C) Federal and state benefits for children born to unmarried low-income mothers should be reduced. D) Premarital counseling classes and marital skills programs are a waste of time and money as they do not help increase marital success.
Snowball sampling would be an effective strategy for a researcher to use if a researcher was interested in studying a population of gang members
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following would be consistent with a spurious relationship between X and Y?
a. Pearson's r is .37, partial correlation coefficient is .36 b. Pearson's r is .78, partial correlation coefficient is .30 c. Pearson's r is -.10, partial correlation coefficient is -.15 d. Pearson's r is .00, partial correlation coefficient is .00
The pluralist model of power relations in the United States suggests that
A. power is held by a group of charismatic leaders. B. power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of military, corporate, and political leaders. C. power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of military, corporate, and political leaders along with a group of highly charismatic leaders. D. power is held by many competing groups that have access to government, so no single group is dominant.