A paradigm involves understanding a researcher's basic

a. assumptions.
b. education.
c. background.
d.
methodology.


a

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Jen is a 4th grade teacher in a poor, urban school district. She frequently describes her students as smart yet unmotivated and lazy. Jen believes the parents of her students are uninvolved because they don't value education. Jen is likely a proponent of ______.

A. the power elite B. the culture of poverty C. distributive power D. life chances

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______ separates students into different level classes within a school; while ______ separates students into different secondary schools.

A. Religion; politics B. Tracking; streaming C. Hidden curriculum; evaded curriculum D. Streaming; tracking

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Thanks to automobiles, women

a. became "producers of food and clothing," in Flink's (1990) words.
b. were freed from the narrow confines of their homes.
c. no longer ate canned goods.
d. became more conservative in their views.

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SAGE Core Concepts in Sociology: Cultures, Values, and BeliefsClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 59, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Which of the following is true of values?

A. A value is another term for a belief; the two words have the same meaning. B. Laws justify particular values. For example, laws against theft justify the value we place on personal property. C. Values represent the general criteria on which our lives and the lives of others can be judged. D. Sociologists divide values into two types: ideal values and real values.

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