When a sociologist actually joins a group for a period to get an accurate sense of how it operates, the approach is called

A. participant observation.
B. ethnography.
C. face-to-face interview.
D. an experiment.


Answer: A

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What is tracking?

A. placing students into different curricular paths by ability level B. placing students into different grades by age C. placing all students into the same ability group D. placing students into different subject areas that are equivalent in academic level

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The rigid adherence to core religious doctrines is referred to as

A. belief. B. fundamentalism. C. ritual. D. ecclesia.

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