The quality of measurement primarily depends on two factors—what are they?
What will be an ideal response?
The quality of measurement depends on reliability (achieving consistent results on repeated applications) and validity (when measuring techniques actually measure what they are designed to measure).
CHAPTER 3 CULTURE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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Assume you were visiting a society in which people traced family ties only through women. This society would correctly be called
a. patrilocal. b. matrilineal. c. matrilocal. d. polygynous.
The amount of personal space an individual need to feel comfortable varies by cultural setting.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Recently, some analysts have suggested that the United States has assumed many of the characteristics of a(n) __________ (a state that uses extensive government action to provide support and services to its citizens) as it has attempted to meet the basic needs of older persons, young children, unemployed people, and persons with a disability
a. oligopolistic state b. welfare state c. mixed economy d. free enterprise system
How did the New Deal, and particularly the GI Bill, have an impact racially?
A. the ability for people in the military to socialize and to serve with people from a variety of racial designations helped to improve race relations on an individual, interpersonal level B. it was a first major policy to help provide equal opportunities for wealth and housing across all racial groups C. it racialized wealth and housing for decades D. it was the first major piece of legislation which clearly created a hierarchy of advantage, which deemed that benefits were contingent upon racial category