In order to obtain a random sample, a researcher might:
a. administer a questionnaire to every fifth woman who enters a business office
b. examine the attitudes of residents of a city by interviewing every 20th name in the city's phone book
c. study the attitudes of registered Democratic voters by choosing every 10th name found on a city's list of registered Democrats
d. do all of the above
Answer: c. study the attitudes of registered Democratic voters by choosing every 10th name found on a city's list of registered Democrats
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Describe the basic insights about income inequality and poverty offered by the structural functional, social conflict, feminist, and symbolic interaction theories of poverty. What is one weakness of each theory?
What will be an ideal response?
In the introductory paragraph to Chapter 14, the authors ask all of the following questions, except
A) Have 1st and 2nd stream White ethnics been absorbed into the mainstream? B) Will White ethnics of the 3rd stream follow the same pattern of the 1st and 2nd stream? C) Will non-White ethnics of the 3rd stream follow the same pattern of the 1st and 2nd stream? D) Will some form of pluralism be accepted by all groups, including Whites?
Which best describes antiracism?
A. It is the active struggle against racism. B. It is practiced only by whites. C. It is practiced only by minorities. D. It is only possible with the aid of microaggressions.
What perspective emphasizes micro-level interactions?
A. conflict B. symbolic interactionist C. functionalist D. feminist