With positivism, Auguste Comte devised a new way to examine and explain social phenomena
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
true
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Kimmie is a stay-at-home mom who is very involved in her children's schooling. She helps with homework, and has attended the various parent-teacher conferences
Kimmie and her husband Paul agree that Kimmie should have the primary say in decisions related to the children's education. Kimmie has this power based on what? A. referential power B. coercive power C. informational power D. legitimate power
A researcher has found a strong relationship between level of education and income and concludes that "higher levels of education cause higher income." What error has been made?
a. None, the argument is sound. b. Income is only nominal in level of measurement and education is ordinal so they cannot be causally related. c. Since these variables are continuous and interval ratio, they cannot have a causal relationship. d. By itself, association does not prove causation.
Vance Packard links the "psychological obsolescence" of products to:
a. modern advertising. b. personality flaws. c. consumer power. d. production cutbacks.
In the context of caregiving for the frail elderly, _____ is an instrumental activity that a caregiver performs for an elderly parent
A) toileting B) shopping for groceries C) helping the parent get out of bed D) bathing the parent