I surveyed 48 randomly-selected residents of the apartment complex where I live to determine their voting habits. I can only use this information to generalize to all the residents if
a. there is evidence of a normal population distribution
b. the 48 residents all have the same voting habits
c. the 48 residents are equally divided in their voting habits
d. the sample distribution is not normal in shape
a
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a. rejection and dismay b. denial and isolation c. bargaining and postponement d. anger and resentment e. depression and a sense of loss
What is the medicalization of behavior? Discuss at least three ways medicalization influences how we think about behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
The confirmed tendency for people to notice and retain information that confirms existing beliefs while ignoring or rejecting information that challenges these beliefs is called:
A. pederasty B. the confirmation bias C. symbolic thinking D. human ignorance
According to symbolic interactionists, many people are content, instead of challenging policies that benefit primarily the top 1 percent. Which of the following scenarios illustrates one of the reasons for this?
A. Seanan is well-versed in the concept of economic inequality, and teaches her friends about it. B. John believes that most people are upwardly mobile, and that he and his children will be rich. C. Kieran knows exactly what class he and his friends are in. D. Many of the books that Cassandra reads emphasize that inequality is not normal or required. E. Aviel makes a point of following trends in economic equality.