The statement, "Formal and informal education serve certain crucial purposes in society, especially as societies modernize," most closely reflects ______.
A. symbolic interaction theory
B. conflict theory
C. structural-functional theory
D. rational choice theory
Answer: C
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When testing Pearson's r for significance, the null hypothesis is that
a. there is no difference between the variables in the population from which the sample was drawn. b. there is no linear association between the variables in the population from which the sample was drawn. c. there is no difference between the sample and the population from which the sample was drawn. d. r = 1.00.
Poverty, crime, drug abuse, and racism are examples of __________
a. the welfare state b. social problems c. deviance d. public policies
A statistical interaction between the control variable and the independent is also called a ______ relationship.
A. causal B. intervening C. spurious D. conditional