Sociologist Emile Durkheim used the degree of social integration in society to determine its influence on the rate of suicide. In this example, the "degree of social integration" is the _____ variable
a. multiple b. dependent
c. independent d. control
c
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Studies suggest that teenagers sexual and contraceptive behavior is strongly influenced by
A) parental attitudes toward premarital sex and contraception. B) parent-child communication about sex and contraception. C) both A and B above. D) neither A nor B above.
Many child abusers see abusive behavior as good and proper because they
a) have watched much violence on TV. b) are among many who accept the rightness of physical punishment. c) are victims of child abuse themselves. d) are totally out of control.
A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Mr. Smith intensely dislikes blacks, Asians, Jews, and Hispanics. He joins the Ku Klux Klan. Mr. Smith, in Merton's terms, is:
a. an "all-weather liberal." b. an "active bigot." c. a "timid bigot." d. a "fair-weather liberal."