Which of the following was identified as a weakness of secondary analysis?

a. Data is readily available and inexpensive

b. The researcher often does not collect the data personally and the chances of bias may be reduced.
c. Data may be incomplete, unauthentic, or inaccurate.
d. Use of existing sources makes it possible to analyze longitudinal data to provide a historical context.


c

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Boserup's theory of agricultural intensification assumes that people will generally not adopt more labor-intensive technologies unless compelled by falling living standards to do so

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Renaldo and Inez are the parents in a stepfamily, and they are committed to having a "good stepfamily." Which of the following behaviors does NOT contribute to their having a "good stepfamily"?

a) They talk about family problems as they arise. b) Renaldo discusses his ex-wife's flaws in front of the children. c) Renaldo and Inez make time each week to spend alone together. d) The family regularly spends time with other stepfamilies. e) The family has enrolled in a course to learn how to avoid problems.

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In the context of gender identity, a man or woman who presents full-time as the opposite gender is a(n)__________by definition

A) asexual B) transsexual C) cisgender D) bisexual

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Which of the following statements about slavery in the United States is TRUE?

A. The first Africans brought over to the United States were enslaved for a specified amount of time, and then were "free" and able to marry and purchase their own land. B. By 1680, the slave trade was well under way, with over 1.2 million Africans enslaved and brought to the United States. C. Slave owners did not consider marriage to be important for enslaved people; owners discouraged slave marriages. D. Prior to the Civil War, there were approximately 50,000 free African Americans in the North, and they were allowed to vote, attend integrated schools and churches, and hold any job, but this was not the case for free African Americans in the South.

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