"Actuality differential" means:
A. Differences in how researchers treat wealthy and poor subjects.
B. Differences in how researchers and subjects define a situation.
C. Differences between what researchers and subjects obtain from a study in terms of material benefits.
D. The gap between the real conditions and the actual data that the researcher is able to collect.
E. The difference between the way subjects act around researchers and the way they act when the researcher is not around.
E
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a. held back the development of capitalism. b. supported the status quo. c. encouraged greater gender equality. d. stressed duty and hard work, boosting economic production and fostering the rise of capitalism.
According to the text, the key to understanding social problems is understanding the __________
A) opinions of the public B) personal experiences of those who violate society's norms C) needs of victims of deviant behavior D) distribution of power in society
Straus and Gelles, in comparing the rate of physical abuse of children in 1975 and 1985, found that the child abuse rate had increased slightly over the 10 year period
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Interactionists are interested in how environmental problems are ______.
A. functional for society B. disproportionately located in poor neighborhoods C. created and defined D. a result of competition between the upper classes and lower classes of society