Which of the following investigations related to human social life is most likely to be an empirical study?
a. In an effort to determine the percentage of blacks living in a certain southern city, Ms. Davis stands on a street corner in an upper class neighborhood and counts all the people passing by, dividing them into racial groups
b. Interested in knowing the influence of ideas on human social life, Mr. Smith researches the topic in the encyclopedia
c. Mr. Smith surveys 200 deaf and hearing teenagers on their opinions regarding the sex role division of labor in the home
d. Ms. Davis interviews medical professionals and families for an article in Newsweek magazine on Alzheimer's Disease
C
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Asian Americans:
a. generally earn higher incomes than whites. b. are more likely than white Americans to have earned a college, graduate, or professional degree. c. are typically no longer the victims of discrimination. d. have always been welcome in the U.S. because of their work ethic.
A(n) _____ is the healing specialist of a tribe who attempts to control the spirits thought to cause a disease or injury
a. physician b. priest c. shaman d. elder
Companionship and intimacy are obvious benefits of marriage, but research has also found another benefit, which is
a. married people who divorce are happier than people who never marry. b. married people enjoy participating in risky behaviors like excessive drinking together. c. marriage promotes better health, both physical and mental. d. marriage promotes a higher level of education.
Immigrants from poorer countries to richer developed countries tend to have
a. Fewer children than native born b. More children than native born c. About the same number of children as native born d. There is no consistent relationship between numbers of children of immigrants and native born