A student decided to experiment with what happens when normal expectations are broken. He took some items from another person's basket and counted them on the floor. He then wrote down how the other person responded. What is the student's method of finding data?
a. questionnaire distributed after the research act
b. observation
c. action research
d. scientific small experiment
e. controlled experiment
B
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Suppose a researcher is interested in studying the cost of prescription drugs needed by seniors
This researcher is looking at how some older persons are covered by bulk insurance programs such as Medicaid or Veterans Administration coverage, while others pay more for medicine and thus may have to choose between medicine and living expenses. Based on what you have learned from this class, which theoretical stance is this researcher most likely to follow? A. functionalist B. conflict C. interactionist D. none of these
In a ______________, each partner maintains a rigid position that is non-negotiable
a. complementary struggle b. power struggle c. inequitable struggle d. pseudomutual struggle
Until the 1950s, school segregation was a result of ______ in the South and a result of residential segregation in the North.
A. automation B. property taxes C. Jim Crow laws D. de facto segregation
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the feminization of poverty?
A. A major factor contributing to women's poverty is an increase in single women as heads of households. B. The proportion of impoverished women in the United States has increased since World War II. C. The rise in poverty associated with women is not a problem in the United States. D. Women "in transition" comprise about half of all women living in poverty.