Sax and her colleagues (2003) studied changes in the values and goals of college freshman from 1966 to the present. They drew random samples from each year's incoming class. Which survey research design did these researchers use?
a. cross-sectional design
b. successive independent samples design
c. longitudinal design
d. convenience design
B
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An ethnic group is
a. a group of people that share a particular form of identity that unites and binds them together. b. a large group that is believed to be related to a common ancestor with a somewhat unstructured leadership. c. made up of large segments of the human population whose members are considered distinct on the basis of genetically-transmitted physical differences. d. a large collective sharing a common history and culture and believed to share a common descent. e. a group made up of a number of families who are believed to be related through birth or marriage to a common ancestor.
Who are party identifiers?
a. Those who identify which party they want to be a part of. b. Those who identity potential new members for their chosen party. c. Those who inform a party that they will offer their support in an upcoming election. d. Those who represent themselves in public as being members of a party, and may attend party events or functions.
The increasing success of blacks and Hispanics in winning city elections suggests that ________
A. race is becoming a more important criterion for vote choice B. there is no longer any residue of racial politics C. race is becoming less important as a criterion in voter choice D. ethnic voting is no longer relevant to local elections
Nongovernmental organizations are different from intergovernmental organizations in that nongovernmental organizations __________.
A. are comprised primarily of sovereign states B. link together people and not states C. are transnational entities D. deliver services in more than one country