In the research done by Bertrand and Mullainathan on racism in hiring practices, the use of very white-sounding names and very African American–sounding names was the ____ in the study

a. independent variable
b. dependent variable
c. control group
d. experimental group
e. data


A

Sociology

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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Regarding the relationship between sexual adjustment and martial adjustment, it appears that

A) no one knows the relationship between the two. B) there is no relationship between the two. C) a good sex life will maintain an otherwise poor relationship. D) sexually inactive marriages are less happy than those that are sexually active.

Sociology

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A. unsubstantiated immigrant B. documented illegal immigrant C. law-abiding illegal immigrant D. overstayer

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The term "neo-Luddites" refers to those who:

A. accept the incessant expansion of industrialization. B. support technological innovations and devices. C. question the "throw-it-away" mentality of contemporary communism. D. question the increasing destruction of the natural and agrarian world.

Sociology