Why is participant observation also called fieldwork?

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It takes the researchers into "the field," where they can be highly involved with the population under study or removed from it.

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a. cannot be properly estimated. b. requires only one sample's characteristics. c. is an estimate of the standard deviation in a sampling distribution of differences. d. does not include the sample sizes.

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In 1940, White non-Hispanics made up 87 percent of the U.S. population. What percentage do projections show them representing as of 2015?

A. 18 percent B. 37 percent C. 62 percent D. 86 percent

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Chronic malnutrition has largely been eliminated in

a. ?India. b. ?Costa Rica. c. ?Senegal. d. ?Brazil. e. ?Honduras.

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Kenneth lives in a low-income, high-crime neighborhood. His home is poorly ventilated, which triggers asthma attacks. As a result of these stressors, he has high blood pressure. How would sociologists describe Kenneth's cognitive development?

a. compromised b. consumptive c. status impaired d. structurally immobile

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