The independent variable in the hypothesis "Retired populations have a higher suicide rate than employed populations" is
a. employment status.
b. suicide rate.
c. retired populations.
d. employed populations.
a
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a. mesolevel. b. macrolevel. c. microlevel. d. symbolic level.
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a. rotational b. scattered c. random d. probability
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a. Committing the ecological fallacy. b. Using verstehen. c. Doing content analysis. d. Developing ideal types. e. Doing replication.
SAGE Core Concepts in Sociology: Race and EthnicityClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 180, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:What is discrimination?
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