As a way of seeing the world, sociology sees
A) a position, usually at one extreme or the other
B) common sense, that is, what "everyone" knows
C) either social order or social disorder, not both at once
D) both social order and social disorder, often simultaneously
D
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_____ sought to apply scientific principles of genetic selection to “improve” the offspring of the human race and was explicitly _____.
A. Eugenics; racist and class based B. Genomics; pro-immigrant C. Genomics; racist and class based D. Eugenics; pro-immigrant
Which statement is true of many of the unmarried parents interviewed in the study?
a. They wanted a large family. b. They viewed marriage as a source of economic stability. c. They had a negative reaction to the idea of marriage. d. They planned to eventually get married.
Many actors and actresses earn millions each year and display their wealth by living in upscale mansions and driving expensive vehicles. This is an example of:
a. stratified consumption b. conspicuous consumption c. dangerous consumption d. ranked consumption
Even if the research hypothesis is true, an experiment may not produce significant results because
A) sampling error and other uncontrolled variables may result in too little variance in the population. B) the sample that happens to be selected from the population being studied may not be extreme enough to provide a clear case for rejecting the null hypothesis. C) the original population has a very extreme mean and standard deviation, leading the researcher to accept the null hypothesis. D) just as there is a probability of rejecting the null hypothesis, there is always a chance that it must be accepted.