The statement "Women who receive welfare are less likely than other women to have babies" is an example of

A. a hypothesis.
B. an operational definition.
C. an independent variable.
D. a research design.


Answer: A

Sociology

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A. ethnic cleansing B. xenophobia C. stereotyping D. prejudice

Sociology

Some psychiatrists believe that battered wives who do not leave their husbands suffer from an illness referred to as “masochistic abuse personality.” If this idea became widely adopted by psychiatrists, what might be some of the positive and negative consequences?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

One can carry out a t test for dependent means in much the same way as a t test for a single, except for the use of __________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

Minoosh created a study to measure how different after-school programs affected students' grades. She will use her findings to help schools allocate funding into after-school programs. Her study is an example of

A. research methods. B. public sociology. C. basic research. D. applied research.

Sociology