In describing the law of the three stages, Auguste Comte believed that knowledge began in the _____ stage, where explanations were based on religion and the supernatural, and kinship was the most prominent unit of society
a. theological b. metaphysical
c. enlightenment d. positive
a
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A researcher tests a theory about sexism by administering a survey to the 200 students in her sociology classes. This sample is best characterized as a
a. cluster sample. b. stratified random sample. c. non-probability sample. d. sampling distribution.
Which of the following does NOT describe a community?
a. people who share a common space and connection to that space b. social institutions that exist within a common space c. people who share a common identity but are linked on the Internet d. people who share an interest in the same hobby
Which statement is most accurate concerning Elijah Anderson’s research findings about Village Northton’s White and Black communities?
A. Some young Black men felt the need to maintain social order by putting Whites at ease. B. All of the Black men adopted swaggers and menacing looks to intimidate White pedestrians. C. Other Blacks, not Whites, were the most fearful of young Black men. D. The majority of Whites attempted to evoke fear in young Black men when faced with them on the street.
A correlation describes the relationship between two
A) equal-interval numeric variables. B) means and standard deviations. C) variances and standard deviations. D) means and variances.