Why is it important to read primary works?

What will be an ideal response?


Some scholars agree that original works are just too hard to decipher for students. This thinking is due to the nature of secondary textbooks, with these works interpreting and simplifying the ideas of core theorists. The use of primary works is to provide students not only with core classical sociological theories and readings but also a framework for comprehending them as the writers intended.

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When all the evidence is considered, about what share of the U.S. population is really at least somewhat religious?

a. 10 percent b. one-third c. two-thirds d. 90 percent

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A person may shoplift an item of clothing from a department store but not be apprehended or labeled as a deviant. The person may subsequently decide to forgo such behavior in the future. This example illustrates what stage of deviance?

a. primary b. career c. secondary d. tertiary

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Which marital status reports the highest rates of abuse?

a. separated b. married c. single d. divorced

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A group that includes all the cases in which a researcher is interested is referred to as a

A. sample. B. population. C. case. D. dataset.

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