What is the difference between quota sampling and stratified sampling?
a. Stratified sampling is a convenience sampling method.
b. Quota and stratified sampling are the same thing.
c. Stratified sampling is based upon a randomly drawn sample.
d. Stratified sampling specifies proportions to be sampled based on characteristics.
e. Quota sampling is based upon a sampling frame.
C
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a. agencies that help crime victims. b. everyone who reports a crime to the police. c. a random sample of crime victims. d. a representative sample of U.S. households.
Sociologists understand culture as being socially constructed.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Andrew is a twenty-something, currently unemployed Jewish male from a wealthy background. Louis is a thirty-year-old Puerto Rican man who currently works in retail. In addition to class, which other difference might Max Weber point to in attempting to understand their respective social positions?
a. status distinctions b. ethnic distinctions c. functionalist distinctions d. age distinctions
In pointing out that the growth of the electronic media has facilitated the development of charismatic authority, sociologist Carl Couch draws on the
A. functionalist perspective B. interactionist perspective C. global perspective D. conflict perspective