A survey administered to a random sample drawn from a local community finds that a person's political party affiliation is related to whether or not they favor an increase in local sales tax (the headline of a newspaper story based on this poll reads: "Republicans support proposed tax increase"). This is an example of the use of
a. univariate descriptive statistics
b. inferential statistics
c. multivariate descriptive statistics
d. reductionist statistics
b
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Which of the following illustrates part of the social structure of a society?
a. The health care system b. A belief in God c. The value placed on education d. The primary language used
Which of the following is a theoretical perspective that analyzes gender and sexuality at a micro level?
A) ?Conflict theorist perspective B) ?Functionalist perspective C) ?Feminist perspective D) ?Symbolic interactionist perspective E) ?Postmodernist perspective
In consumer society, sex is used to encourage consumption of all sorts of things that are not inherently sexual.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When considering social problems, the order perspective focuses on __________, those who somehow do not conform to the standards of the dominant group.
A. conformists B. groups C. systems D. deviants