A sociology instructor asks students to make lists of the characteristics of the best and worst possible instructors. These lists, which would be used to evaluate all instructors, are an example of a(n)
A. typology.
B. ideal type.
C. verstehen.
D. hypothesis.
B. ideal type.
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In addition to developing the chi-square test, Karl Pearson also developed the method of computing correlation used today.(True or False)
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The most important finding in Kohn's study is that ________________________
a. middle-class parents emphasize values that reflect internal dynamics—the child's own and his empathic concern for other people's, while working-class parents emphasize values that reflect behavioral conformity—obedience and neatness b. working-class parents emphasize values that reflect internal dynamics—the child's own and his empathic concern for other people's, while middle-class parents emphasize values that reflect behavioral conformity—obedience and neatness c. upper-class parents emphasize values that reflect becoming wealthy, while working-class parents emphasize values that reflect behavioral conformity–obedience and neatness d. upper-class parents emphasize values that reflect becoming wealthy, while middle-class parents emphasize values that reflect behavioral conformity—obedience and neatness
Arab Americans have tended to ________
a. migrate to rural areas b. operate stores in low-income areas c. buy into prosperous businesses d. buy into high-end retail stores
_____ is any action designed to deprive a person of things of value (including liberty) because of some offense the person is thought to have committed
a. Punishment b. Social control c. Societal revenge d. Retaliation