"Intimacy of communication with parents" and delinquency are strongly positively related in Hirschi's study
a. true
b. false
b
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Which of the following statements about same-sex couples is TRUE?
A. Same-sex parents have children with more social and behavioral problems than those with heterosexual parents. B. Same-sex couples are more likely to be interracial than different-sex couples. C. Same-sex parents are more concerned about gender nonconformity than different-sex couples. D. Same-sex couples with children are more likely to enjoy a middle-class income than those without children.
Sociologist Charles Hirschman and Nguyen Huu Minh's research suggests
a) cultural preference remains strong even with modernization. b) modernization reduces the mutual benefits of joint living. c) modernization has no effect on family life. d) cultural preference is easily destroyed by modernization.
There are signs that the circumstances surrounding death are being brought back into the personal control of the
A. religious and spiritual leaders. B. individuals and families. C. families and close friends. D. physicians and families.
SAGE News Clips: Children's TV DietWe hear from Dr. Dimitri Christakis of the University of Washington, who studies the relationship between children's television consumption and their behavior, concluding that children on TV diets that favor pro-social programming like Mister Rogers behave less aggressively than their peers. Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 193, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Why does Michael Rich, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston, praise Christakis for his research?
A. Rich praises Christakis for tackling a notoriously difficult research question. B. Rich praises Christakis for linking media violence to violent behavior. C. Rich praises Christakis for the size of his study. D. Rich praises Christakis for studying the impact of positive programming.