The example of a “spurious relationship” between weather and violent crime describes how:
a. trivial or unimportant research is a poor use of both time and money
b. speed dating and telephone sex undermine public morality
c. it is a mistake to think that, because two things occur together, one caused the other
d. two researchers can come to opposite conclusions when analyzing the same data
c. it is a mistake to think that, because two things occur together, one caused the other
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Which of the white ethnic immigrants from Europe were subjected to intense prejudices and discrimination?
a. German b. English c. Polish d. Catholic Irish e. c and d above
Looking for evidence about how much the traditional family is eroding, you might point to the fact that ________
a. singlehood is up. b. the divorce rate is up. c. more children are born to single mothers. d. All of these responses are correct.
According to the author, culture consists of
A. activities such as opera and classical music. B. ways of living that are common only among upper-class people. C. rules and procedures that some people impose on others. D. ways of life that people create as they live together.
______ involves looking at intermediate-sized units, smaller than the nation and ______ than the local community or region.
A. Meso-level analysis; larger B. Meso-level analysis; smaller C. Micro-level analysis; smaller D. Micro-level analysis; larger