During the 1970's, poverty appeared to be stable but in reality
A. poverty among two-parent families rose sharply
B. the biggest decline in poverty was among children
C. almost one-third of Native Americans lived in poverty
D. the poverty rate among the elderly continued to increase
C
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The text suggests that racial and ethnic minorities sometimes have “rare event” status. This
means that:
a. minorities constitute a relatively small percentage of some populations that are sampled. b. minorities refuse to participate in social science research studies at much higher rates than non?minorities. c. minorities typically show up in samples in disproportionately small numbers compared to their numbers in the population. d. minorities are less likely to show up in snowball samples than in probability samples.
While participating in a lengthy experiment involving job training for welfare recipients, the economy enters into a major recession. Posttest measurements found that job training was unsuccessful in helping participants locate jobs. However, the experiment’s designers claim that the findings were inconclusive because of internal invalidity. Which of the following sources of internal invalidity would they be most likely to name as the problem?
a. Contamination b. Secular drift c. Selection bias d. Reactivity e. Compensatory rivalry
Which of the following policies is not associated with mental health?
a) deinstitutionalization b) community mental health c) deconstruction d) managed care
How can you relate to survivors?
What will be an ideal response?