A social scientist would be likely to study the

A. reasons for the decreasing divorce rate in the United States.
B. possibility of life on the planet Mars.
C. newest procedure in heart transplant surgery.
D. composition of a meteorite discovered in a remote area of Siberia.


Answer: A

Sociology

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a. basically unrelated b. predisposing factors c. functional prerequisites d. conflicting ingredients e. gender specific

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Sociologists generally agree that one of the most important social trends of the second half of the twentieth century has resulted in a total upheaval of traditional male and female roles within the family. This trend is __________

a. industrialization b. the movement we know as "women's liberation (lib)" c. the movement of women out of the home and into the workforce d. the movement of families from the cities to the suburbs e. urbanization

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According to constructionist sociologists using the labeling perspective, if deviant behavior is not labeled as such, the behavior is not seen as deviant

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

There is pressure on government agencies to enforce existing immigration laws, including those that bar undocumented persons from working in most jobs. The Department of Homeland Security reports that it "removed" (the official term for deported) __________ individuals in 2017.

A. 27,000 B. 102,000 C. 226,000 D. 945,000

Sociology