________, also known as ability grouping, sorts students into different groups or classes according to their perceived current (not potential) intellectual ability

a. Sorting
b. Grading
c. Tracking
d. Evaluation


c

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Seeking to reduce criminal activity by instilling fear of punishment is known as

a. rehabilitation. b. deterrence. c. social protection. d. retribution.

Sociology

Unlisted telephone numbers creates a special problem for accurate

a. sampling frames. b. confidence intervals. c. informants. d. sampling units. e. identification

Sociology

"Face-work" refers to

a. smiling at customers. b. emotional control in dealing with customers. c. grooming standards for hair and make-up. d. reducing the stigma felt by service workers. e. reducing the "loss of face" experienced by welfare clients.

Sociology

Large families are no longer economically necessary, nor are they commonly endorsed by social norms. But certain religious faiths, among them Roman Catholicism, continue to extol large families and to disapprove most methods of limiting family size, such as contraception and abortion. This example illustrates:

A. culture lag. B. material culture. C. cultural relativity. D. nonmaterial culture.

Sociology