Which of the following can quantitative research methods gather information about?
a. A participant’s experience of living in poverty
b. A participant’s opinions about why poverty occurs
c. A participant’s understanding of what homelessness is like
d. A participant’s experiences while being homeless
Answer: B
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a. as singles. b. engaging in promiscuity. c. engaging in celibacy. d. as part of a wedded couple.
Emphasis on sexual careers and self-definition is by the
a. Functionalist viewpoint. b. Conflict viewpoint. c. Feminist viewpoint. d. Interactionist viewpoint.
Most sociologists assume that gays and lesbians may be born with a biological predisposition that makes them more likely than other children to be attracted to members of the same sex
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A researcher is trying to determine if income (X1) or number of friends (X2) is more important in determining personal happiness (Y). Which of the following would be the most profitable course of action?
a. examine the standardized partial slopes of X1 and X2 on Y b. examine the unstandardized partial slopes of X1 and X2 on Y c. compute the partial correlation coefficient for X1 and X2 controlling for Y d. examine the partial slope of Y on each independent separately