Describe the ethical issues the author had to confront before conducting her research.

What will be an ideal response?


When first asked to work on the story, she viewed the suicides from the perspective of a sociologist and social worker. She felt that if she could not help them, she did not want to bother them.

Sociology

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As they grow older, women are adversely affected by __________? that is, men aren't considered old or sexually ineligible as soon as women are

a. the old maid syndrome b. sex stereotyping c. a negative gender script d. the double standard of aging

Sociology

_____ refers to changes in a subject's behavior caused by the researcher's presence or by the subject's awareness of being studied

a. Triangulation b. Redundancy c. Multicollinearity d. The Hawthorne effect

Sociology

Which kind of corporation is likely to have gay-friendly policies?

a. Those with competitors with gay-friendly policies b. Those whose competitors oppose gay rights c. Those with only men on the board of directors d. Those in the more politically conservative states

Sociology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The sociodemographic risk factors for divorce and relationship dissolution have remained consistent over time. 2. There are many national level datasets that discuss stepfamilies. 3. Remarriages have a higher rate of dissolution than first marriages. 4. Stepparents are legally allowed to adopt their stepchildren in all cases after they marry the child’s parent.

Sociology