Compulsory education was intended to __________
a. unite Americans after the Revolutionary War
b. further national unity and teach immigrants about "American" values
c. encourage slave-owners in the southern states to find alternatives to owning slaves
d. improve the status of women in society
b
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Documenting research choices is a practice that:
A. Has little value in overcoming bias. B. Creates tedious research reports. C. Contributes to making a report transparent. D. Was considered important in an earlier era of sociological research but has been superseded by computerized logs and records. E. Should be assigned to research assistants.
With respect to relationships and breakups:
a) adolescents who are involved in romantic relationships have higher self-esteem and lower rates of depression than other adolescents. b) the relationship between adolescent romance and self-esteem and emotional health may be, at least in part, a selection effect. c) women tend to feel worse after a breakup, and therefore resume dating more quickly than do men. d) almost half of relationships eventually come to an end. e) breakups are most common with Pragma styles of love.
Which of the following groups of people might be considered Muslims?
a. African Americans b. Arab Americans c. White Americans d. any of the above might be a Muslim
What percentage of the world’s population practices Buddhism?
a. 2 percent b. 6.9 percent c. 15.3 percent d. 22 percent