Which sociological research method saves the time and expense of data gathering, but the researcher has no control over possible data bias?
a. the experiment
b. the survey
c. participant observation
d. secondary analysis of existing sources
d
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The need to generate advertising dollars leads television and radio stations to:
a. sensationalize the news b. play more classical music c. raise the intellectual level of their product d. reduce the amount of time spent on advertising
In examining health, illness, and medicine as a social institution, which sociological perspective generally focuses on micro-level study of the roles played by health care professionals and patients?
A. interactionist perspective B. conflict perspective C. functionalist perspective D. global perspective
Factors that are correlated with lower rates of drug use are known as:
A. antecedents. B. deviates. C. gender and age. D. protective factors.
Friedrich Engels, an associate of Karl Marx, proposed the idea that:
A. there are six paramount functions of the family. B. 80 percent of the 565 societies that he studied had some type of polygamy. C. the family is the ultimate source of social inequality. D. there are six stations of divorce, but the most important is the economic station.