People, organizations, and public issues appearing regularly on the covers of prominent magazines is a method used to
A. confer status.
B. celebrate events.
C. provide fortune.
D. promote objectivity in reporting.
A. confer status.
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In a chi-square test of independence, the term "expected frequency" generally refers to:
A) the distribution of people over categories on the measured variables under the assumption of equal numbers of people in all cells B) the expected distribution of people over categories on one variable if the distribution of people over categories on the other variable is completely unrelated to it C) the spread of the independent variable to see if it is a truly independent variable D) the population's distribution of the scores on the dependent variable
Your roommate walks into your bedroom, seemingly unhappy, and says in a loud and somewhat aggressive voice "We need to talk about how you never do dishes." Which of the following is an example of nonverbal communication in this situation?
A. "We need to talk about how you never do dishes." B. loud and somewhat aggressive voice C. roommate walks into your bedroom D. none of these
Which sociological perspective views transnationals as a way for economies to maximize their use of human labor?
A. functionalism B. conflict theory C. interactionism D. world systems theory
Which perspective views the elderly as a special interest group that competes with younger people for scarce resources?
a. conflict b. functionalist c. symbolic interactionist d. feminist