Sociologists evaluate research by asking all of the following questions EXCEPT
A. What theory informed this research?
B. What data was used?
C. What is the sample?
D. Who paid for this research?
Answer: D
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a. human agency b. determinism c. voluntarism d. Marxism
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a. the principle of differential association b. anomie theory c. the theory of delinquent subcultures d. conflict theories of crime e. differential reinforcement theory
The first embalming took place more than 1,000 years before Christ
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A. acid rain B. the hydrologic cycle C. thermal pollution D. the greenhouse effect