To understand the process coroners use to determine whether or not a death is suicide, a sociologist works for six months in the coroner's office and spends as much time as possible observing coroners at work. This is an example of __________
a. an experiment
b. survey research
c. participant observation
d. secondary analysis
c
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Changing the pronoun for God from "he" to "she" and celebrating the experiences of women in biblical text as primary teachings is part of the ____________ feminist approach to religion
a) radical b) liberal c) consumerist d) Marxist
Steve and Mary are married and then get a divorce. Steve then marries Rachel, and they get a divorce, too. Steve remarries Mary and lives with her until she dies. After Mary's death, Steve marries Beth and lives with her until his death. These relationships of Steve's life are an example of
A. polygamy. B. polygyny. C. serial monogamy. D. polyandry.
The postindustrial economy, which emerged during the final decades of the twentieth century and was marked by service work and computer technology, had the effect of__________.
A. centralizing population in cities B. decentralizing population away from central cities C. dramatically decreasing the share of population in urban areas D. holding steady the share of population in urban areas
The modern scientific approach to the study of death is usually traced to a symposium organized in 1956 by
A. Jacques Choron. B. Avery Weisman. C. Herman Feifel. D. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.