The use of the terms "g-man," "honey boat," and "airmail" by sanitation workers in New York is an example of

A. linguistics.
B. a taboo.
C. an argot.
D. nonverbal language.


Answer: C

Sociology

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a. fatalism b. stoicism c. indifference d. unemotionality e. None of the above

Sociology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

If Lindsey is interested in studying the relationship between an ordinal independent variable (e.g. level of education attained) and an interval/ratio dependent variable (e.g. number of children), she should probably conduct a means test and use a t-test or ANOVA to analyze her results

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the independent variable is the ________.

A. study group B. control group C. experimental group D. representative group

Sociology