According to functionalists, poverty exists because

a. the poor are largely unmotivated to work.
b. it contributes in some way to the stability of an existing social order.
c. the poor lack the drive to do better.
d. somebody has to be on the bottom.


b

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a. associated categories. b. the distribution correlation. c. the conditional distribution of Y. d. the marginal response category

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a. NATO b. The United Nations c. The U.S. Congress d. The Geneva Convention

Sociology

The American Association for Public Opinion Research has strongly encouraged the use of credibility intervals when presenting information from polls

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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