Explanations for the higher than normal sex ratios in China include
A) gender-specific abortion.
B) the underreporting of male births.
C) male infanticide.
D) all of the above three.
A
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Measurements of economic inequality indicate that a. the income gap between Blacks and Whites has closed in recent years
b. net worth among all groups is now relatively equal. c. the poverty rate is higher for Blacks and Hispanics than it is for Whites and Asians. d. poverty among members of racial minority groups has been increasing since the 1960s.
If a researcher was interested in measuring people's perceptions towards immigrants, as well as levels of prejudice and bias, which of the following may be the best option to use?
a. Likert scale. b. Thurstone scale. c. Guttman scale. d. Semantic differential scale. e. Bogardus social distance scale.
According to sociological studies, the health gap between Whites and African Americans has changed in what way since the 1980s?
A. It started to decline after a period of improvement following the Civil Rights era. B. It has been steadily improving since the Civil Rights era and continues to do so. C. It has remained static. D. There have been wild swings in improvements, followed by periods of decline, repeatedly.