Explain the characteristics of a new religious movement (NRM), or cult. How is a cult similar to and different from a sect?
What will be an ideal response?
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a. their sex drive diminishes b. they have reduced ability to tolerate stress c. their arteries develop deposits that impede blood flow d. the capacities of their hearts diminish e. they lose their sense of balance
_____ is a procedure used by researchers to select a subset of the population.
a. Sampling b. Strata c. Sampling frame d. Probability sampling
A sociologist decides to study the interaction among students in the college's computer center. When the students realize they are under observation, they become shy and reserved in their interactions. This is an example of
A. replication. B. the Hawthorne effect. C. value neutrality. D. secondary analysis.
The first wave of the women's movement focused largely on ______.
A. women's rights in the workplace B. women's rights in the educational field C. women's right to vote D. women's freedom from domestic violence