Sociological perspective that argues that tracking of students is a social mechanism that actually undermines individual achievement and reinforces social inequality:
A) functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic interactionist
D) rational choice
B
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Nick wants to know if the relationship between cohabitation and divorce is only spurious, or does cohabitation really cause divorce?
a) the relationship is only spurious b) cohabitation really causes divorce c) neither is likely true d) both are likely true but the selection effect is probably stronger e) there is no empirical way to know the answer to this question
Children from which of the following age groups tend to become distant from their parents during divorce?
a. Preadolescent children b. Preschool children c. Infants d. Teenagers
A study on resident surgeons in teaching hospitals found that mistakes tended to be overlooked by older surgeons if they:
a. could be linked to the activities of nurses b. resembled mistakes they had made themselves c. were believed to be normal aspects of the learning process d. were due to carelessness
A small number of people that are used to represent a much larger population is called a ________
a. target group. b. sample. c. closed-format group. d. sampling frame.