In the social sciences, a strategy to rule out at least one direction of causality is to conduct studies where people are measured:
A) on two different variables
B) on three different variables
C) at their peak level of performance
D) in two different settings
C
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Kasarda contends that some recent immigrant groups—Asians and Latinos—have outpaced inner-city blacks economically, because these new groups ___________
a. don't face prejudice and discrimination b. face some prejudice, but little discrimination c. have carved out specialized economic enclaves d. emphasize mutual support in both personal and business affairs e. both c & d
What is the disadvantage of doing a controlled experiment? a. Experiments may be artificial, eliminating any real life effects
b. Experiments are not able to establish causation. c. Experiments rely on too many independent variables. d. Experiments are too expensive for most sociologists to conduct.
One crucial outcome of the "one-drop rule" was that:
A. people of all races were contaminated by associating across the color line. B. white men could roam sexually among women of any color without threatening the color line. C. anti-miscegenation laws prohibited black slaves from reproducing. D. Native Americans were not allowed to engage in intercourse with Chinese Americans.
According to Durkheim, there will always be “crime” because:
a. there will always be individuals who cannot control themselves b. human beings are inherently evil c. crime is necessary for affirming “right” and “wrong” d. crime comes second-nature to humans