You are a family sociologist who is researching whether children who experienced parental divorce are more likely to divorce when they are themselves married

You want to make sure that you are capturing effect of parental divorce, and so you also consider aspects like religious background of the couple, age of partners, and income. In this scenario, income is
A. a dependent variable.
B. an independent variable.
C. a control variable.
D. none of these.


C

Sociology

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a. is innately committing a sexual act. b. is committing a sexual act, but it is because of social definition. c. may or may not be committing a sexual act depending on the social situation.

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Social settings that offer people opportunities to commit a crime are known as legitimate opportunity structures

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to the model, power in political systems is concentrated in the hands of a small group of privileged and the masses are relatively powerless

a. pluralist b. elite c. ruling classd. dominant group

Sociology

___________ involves a belief or attitude that one’s own culture is better than all others.

a. Ethnocentrism b. Cultural relativism c. Polycentrism d. Cultural imperialism

Sociology