In the social sciences, an attempt is made to discover "the truth" about a social phenomenon

Which
perspective attempts to find scientific truth by maintaining logical consistency, supported by observed facts,
making sure that one's findings can be replicated by others?
A) interpretive social science B) feminist social science
C) critical social science D) positivist social science


D

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Social Conservatives contend that:

a) The welfare of the country rests in opening up more freedoms and less regulation for the population, so the possiblity of civil disobedience and disenssion is significantly less. b) There should be a separation of church and state. c) It is a God-given right to pursue a political agenda that seeks to regulate private lives, especially in the areas of sexuality and abortion rights. d) Government should be entirely secular with no inclusion of any type of faith.

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The hospice social worker provides numerous services to hospice patients and their families

including all but the following A) advocacy for patients B) case management and coordination of services C) medically-related services D) crisis intervention

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A fixed image of a group that is applied to all members of that group is called a(n)

A. value. B. indifference. C. stereotype. D. identification.

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Which of the following statements do not apply to the revised DSM-5?

a) Specific disorders are framed in the context of age, gender, and cultural explanations in addition to being organized along a developmental lifespan within each chapter b) Key disorders were combined (or reorganized) because the relationships among the different categories placed them along a single continuum c) A new section of the manual introduces emerging measures, models, and cultural guidance to help clinicians in their evaluation of patients d) The multi axial system found in the DSM-IV-TR has been retained but specific medical conditions that are important to understanding an individual’s disorder must be listed separately

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