Max Weber discussed the concept of the ideal type, which is:
a. used as a measuring rod to help us understand social reality
b. meant to be a careful representation of reality
c. is mostly used by historians now, but dismissed by sociologists
d. a description of the best possible data collection outcome using any research method
a. used as a measuring rod to help us understand social reality
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Which of the following is an example of what can directly result from rain forest destruction?
a. A rare medicinal herb which only grows in that environment is eradicated b. Fossil fuels begin to lose their ability to produce energy c. A fire destroys a garment factory d. Cyber war proliferates
According to Eleanor Maccoby and Carol Jacklin, common myths about sex differences such as "Girls are more suggestible than boys" and "Boys are more analytical than girls" __________
a. have been recently confirmed through sociological investigations b. reinforce sex-role socialization c. conflict with traditional attitudes toward sex roles d. are usually discredited among the general public e. None of the above
Researchers have found that when women's earnings approach or exceed that of their husbands,
a. they can relax economically so tension and violence decrease. b. tension may increase but actual violence decreases. c. tension and violence increase with women more likely to be victims. d. the violence shifts so that husbands are more likely to be the victims.
Which graphic device would be most appropriate to display information about "The sex ratio at birth - that is, the ratio to the number of males to the number of females - is 1.05 in the United States"?
What will be an ideal response?