If a researcher summarizes the age of 1,000 people by calculating the average age, she is using

a. a qualitative technique.
b. an incorrect hypothesis.
c. data reduction.
d. non-empirical reasoning.


ANSWER: c

Sociology

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a. be tentative and to be uneducated b. rationalize discrimination and to be ethnocentric c. hate and to be ignorant d. accumulate wealth and to deny wealth to others e. despise others and to do something about it

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A recent study by the Harvard Project on School Desegregation revealed that __________

a. resegregation of the races is decreasing b. the vast majority of white students attend schools that enroll an equal number of white and of minority group members c. enrollment of Hispanic students has decreased by almost 200 percent d. All of the above e. None of the above

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__________ include relationships with coworkers, friendship networks at work, regular life routines, and positive sense of identity.

A) The informal social benefits of work B) The formal social benefits of work C) The intangibles of the labor market D) The social benefits of retirement

Sociology

What is a Liberal feminism?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology