In a hypothesis about crime that makes a causal claim that an increase in the level of inequality in society will result in an increase in the crime rate in that society, __________ is the independent variable

a. the crime rate
b. rate of inequality
c. the level of inequality
d. the ratio of crime to inequality


c

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According to __________, women choose jobs that involve fewer skills and time demands than men

A) feminist theory B) Executive Order 11246 C) the women's suffrage movement D) human capital theory

Sociology

Through the 1973 Endangered Species Act, ______ U.S. species have been listed as endangered or threatened with recovery plans approved or implemented about half of them.

A. 234 B. 2,340 C. 22,340 D. 222,340

Sociology

The basic assumption in the psychoanalytic approach of __________ is that human behavior and personality originate from unconscious forces within the individual

a. George Herbert Mead b. Charles Horton Cooley c. Jean Piaget d. Sigmund Freud

Sociology

A nominal measure is one that is already quantified and ready to measure

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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