Sociologists have argued that the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act:
a. should do more testing to assess children's' skills
b. is a one-size-fits-all approach that is unlikely to work well
c. favors poor children in its funding
d. is an unqualified success
b
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According to the text, drug abuse is
a. inappropriate, excessive use of a drug resulting in physical, mental, or social impairment. b. inappropriate, moderate use of a drug resulting in physical, mental, or social impairment. c. recreational, moderate use of a drug resulting in physical, mental, or social euphoria. d. recreational, excessive use of a drug resulting in physical, mental, or social euphoria.
In mixed methods research, qualitative methods are generally designed to address issues of __________?
a. interpretation b. frequency of occurrence c. causes and effects d. all of the above
Through _______, new patterns of behavior emerge, even though they conflict with traditional values
a. counter culture b. deviant culture c. cultural lag d. cultural universal e. subculture
Which of the following was NOT characteristic of the "Chicago School" of sociology in the early 1920s?
a. It focused on description by collecting facts about how people lived in a particular community within a broader theoretical framework. b. It saw the city as a "social laboratory.". c. It saw the larger society as a living organism with certain needs that had to be met if it were to survive. d. The main concern was the issues of racism and social conditions in minority communities.