Which of the following is a discrete variable?

a. Height
b. Age
c. Miles per gallon
d. Number of children


ANSWER: d

Sociology

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Which of the statements below about Ponzi schemes is TRUE?

a. The Madoff Ponzi scheme was an investment fraud scam in which earlier investors were paid off with money collected from newer ones. b. Ponzi scheme swindlers often display characteristics commonly attributed to good leadership, such as setting visions, communicating them clearly, and motivating others to follow their lead. c. It is a type of fraud that got its name from one of the earliest known investment fraud swindles, brought to the United States by Charles Ponzi. d. Investors in such schemes almost always harbor hopes of unrealistic gains, and this in turn makes them vulnerable to scams. e. All of the statements above are true.

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African American women are more likely to experience depression but less likely to seek treatment. This is an example of

a) gender's manifestation within health care as a social institution. b) race as an abstract ideology for health care. c) the social psychological effects of race-based culture. d) the emotional consequence of limited health care.

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Much of the world’s coffee is produced by small farmers in the Global South. When services like Coffee CSA work with these farmers, they agree to lock in a price paid by the Global North for the coffee so long as the producer meets the production criteria set by the CSA. This is an example of:

a. fair trade b. postcolonialism c. neomodernization d. globalized equity

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The term ethnic succession, as used by Daniel Bell, refers to

A. the migration of immigrant groups into communities previously occupied by other immigrant groups. B. the process of the control of local law enforcement passing from one ethnic group to another. C. the process of the leadership of organized crime passing from one ethnic group to another. D. the migration of immigrant groups into new areas of crime.

Sociology