Tamra is a food service worker in Michigan who has been bedbound with the flu for several days. Which of the following behaviors would NOT be acceptable as she assumes the sick role?
A. She tells her friend that she is grateful for a day off at home.
B. She calls in sick to work
C. She cancels her hair appointment.
D. She is in a bad mood.
A. She tells her friend that she is grateful for a day off at home.
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Identify which of the following is not evidence of dominant patterns of non-verbal communication by men and women
a. Men intrude less on other peoples personal space than women do. b. Men touch women more than women touch men. c. Women engage in more eye contact and smile more than men do. d. Women generally exhibit behavior associated with low status.
Which of the following may limit the potential of intergroup-relations when used in educational settings?
a. Minority group members are frequently over-represented in the teaching profession b. There are fewer men than women elementary school teachers c. Teachers, like other people, are sometimes prejudiced d. School text books that are free of stereotypical portrayals of minorities
Discuss why samples and random sampling are important for sociological research.
What will be an ideal response?
Occurs when we do not collect data that represents the reality of what we are measuring.
a. stratification error b. basic error c. measurement error d. fallacy error