LaTisha is a social researcher. She is studying female gangs. In order to get a clearer picture of why young women join gangs, she, herself, joined a gang and participated in its activities to observe its functioning and recruitment of members
This type of research is called participant observation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Sandra lives with her two children. These three people represent__________.
A. a nuclear family B. an extended family C. a cohabiting couple D. a nonfamily group
In the sociocultural context of intimacy, we see that the ways in which people intimately relate to one another changes from culture to culture
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According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, _____ hold personal prejudice but do not discriminate due to peer pressure, legal demands, or a desire for profits
a. prejudiced discriminators b. unprejudiced discriminators c. prejudiced nondiscriminators d. unprejudiced nondiscriminators
Over the past century, American sociologists have been very concerned with assimilation as a result of ______.
A. the aftermath of slavery B. world developments, including the re-formation of nation-states into smaller cultural units C. increased racial conflict and discrimination D. the influx of immigrants from Latin American countries E. the mass immigration from Europe to the United States between the 1820s and the 1920s