The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must ________
a. not personally care about the topic being studied.
b. try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research.
c. study issues that have no value to society as a whole.
d. carry out research that will encourage desirable social change.
Answer: b
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Psychologists Harry and Margaret Harlow found that rhesus monkeys
A) Developed at a similar rate as human infants. B) That were raised apart from other monkeys had severe physical and emotional problems. C) Showed strong maternal instinct toward raising their own young, even if they had not been nurtured as infants. D) Tended to develop much more slowly than human infants
The ________ refers to the popular explanation that stated that riot participants were mostly unemployed youths who had criminal records, often involving narcotics, and who were vastly outnumbered by the African Americans who repudiated the looting
and arson. a. conflict theory b. riff-raff theory c. color-blind theory d. exploitation theory
Durkheim first applied the explanation of anomie in his study of:
a. deviance. b. social control. c. suicide. d. crime.
The number of cohabitating households in the U.S. has risen twelvefold since 1970
Indicate whether the statement is true or false