Think of a problem that impacts you personally (e.g., the high cost of tuition, unemployment, divorce) and explain how you would make sense of it differently if you viewed it as (a) only a personal problem or (b) influenced by a public issue. How do possible solutions to the problem differ depending on how you view it?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies
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One program that has been effective in reducing gang membership and violence is called __________
a. YMCA b. S.H.O.D.I. c. Neutral Zone d. Guardian Angels
A(n) _____ is one in which each person or thing, like an email address, has an equal chance of being selected because the selection process is random.
A. probability sample B. dependent variable C. nonprobability sample D. independent variable E. control variable
Which of the following examples illustrates groupthink?
A. Weary from debating, a committee elects to put aside the topic until the next meeting. B. A high school basketball team follows their coach’s orders and adheres to a 10 p.m. curfew. C. After hearing feedback from constituents, a city council decides to pass a bill. D. An advertising agency decides to air an ad that most members of the agency like, despite concerns that it is racially offensive.
Christine and Aidan live in a diverse, urban neighborhood. Next year, their daughter will be starting kindergarten. After doing some research about the local public schools, they are not overly impressed by the data on students’ academic performance in the school district, the high student-teacher ratio, or the limited availability of high-quality extracurricular activities. To give their
daughter the best education possible, Christine and Aidan decide to put their house on the market and look for a new home in a nearby suburb, a less diverse and more affluent community with higher-quality schools. These events illustrate __________. A) desegregation B) white flight C) tracking D) accomplishment of natural growth