In sociological terms, what do we call any number of people with similar norms, values, and expectations who interact with one another on a regular basis?
a. A category
b. A group
c. An aggregate
d. A society
Answer: b. A group
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a. the roads b. the spillway c. the perimeter route of the Shell/Motiva Norco Complex d. a and b above
In his book Savage Inequities, Kozol found that the disparities between predominantly black schools and predominantly white school districts __________
a. could not be noticed b. were non-existent c. were slight d. had grown greater
If we are using a questionnaire that has been tested and is a reliable and valid form of data collection, we refer to this as ______.
a. non-standardized survey questionnaire b. standardized survey questionnaire c. quasi-experimental d. survey
Which of the following describes how there is a reciprocity of perspective entailed in intersubjective knowledge?
a. We assume our different perspectives can be overcome, or synthesized. b. We assume that if we looked at others’ eyes, we would see the world as they do. c. We assume others understand objects exist even though others may frame those objects in slightly different ways. d. We understand only a small portion of what we know is self-created.