The intense debate surrounding the Moynihan Report is a good example of
a. A situation in which statistics show the presence of a certain pattern, but the meaning of the pattern is subject to interpretation
b. How the lay public can become embroiled in an academic sociological debate
c. How statistics lie
d. How racist powerful, white, Irish guys from New York can be
ANS: a
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b. ludus. c. agape. d. storge.
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a. requires a great deal of individual creativity. b. encourages social conformity. c. encourages cultural diversity. d. involves a great deal of one-on-one instruction. e. enables children from the lower classes to move into the middle classes.
Female and male athletes are treated equally by the media.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)