What is the dissimilarity index? What does a high score mean?

What will be an ideal response?


Varies. The dissimilarity index is a measure of residential segregation. The higher the score, the greater the segregation. Scores above 60 are considered to indicate extreme segregation.

Sociology

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The current problem of warfare is ________

A) internal conflicts spill over into entire regions and spawn terrorism B) terrorists are without moral consciences and will strike anywhere C) the proliferation of chemical and biological warfare available to terrorists D) organized war has been replaced with criminal enterprises

Sociology

What research method was used in Philip Zimbardo's study, the "Stanford County Prison"?

a. an experiment b. a survey c. participant observation d. secondary analysis

Sociology

To say that modern society has a "mass scale" means that many fewer people

a. live in small communities. b. have a strong sense of cultural heritage. c. are very sure about what is right and wrong. d. All of these responses are correct.

Sociology

The release options that require the submission of a deed that allows the court to place a lien on a property is called a(n) ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology