Luis has a bad day and scores poorly on an exam. The teacher views him as lazy and unintelligent and pays only negative attention to him, if any. Luis loses interest in school and stops reading and doing homework. He ultimately fails. Symbolic interactionists would term this situation __________
a. a self-fulfilling prophecy
b. the hidden curriculum
c. tracking or ability testing
d. a dysfunction of the educational system
a
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There is a correlation of .445 between the percentage of families below the poverty line and the percentage of families headed by unmarried females. Suppose a researchers believes this correlation is the caused by the fact that marriages which face economic hardships are more likely to end in divorce, thereby producing more female-headed households. The researcher in this example would say that
_____________ is the independent variable. a. the percentage of families below the poverty line; the percentage of female-headed families b. the percentage of female-headed families; the percentage of families below the poverty line c. the female employment rate; the percentage of female-headed families d. either a or b above
Which one of the following assumptions corresponds to a global perspective?
a. Social interaction stops at national borders.
b. Globalization is a relatively new phenomenon.
c. Local events shape the individual biography.
d. Global-scale organizational structures that are largely invisible deliver products and services.
Statistics suggest that parents are increasingly more likely to influence their child's choice of political party
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Qualitative researchers should take notes and record events as soon as possible to ensure the greatest accuracy
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false