Discuss how a researcher might select a random sample of subjects for a research study. Which sample selection methods should researchers use, and which methods should be avoided?
What will be an ideal response?
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a. Auguste Comte b. Herbert Spencer c. Emile Durkheim d. Karl Marx
Sociologist Walter Reckless stated that society produces pushes and pulls that move people toward criminal behavior; however, many people do not resort to deviance because of inner containments—such as supportive family and friends, reasonable social expectations, and supervision by others
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Conflict theory emphasizes
A. a person’s or group’s ability to exercise influence and control over others. B. the significance of consensus in maintaining social order. C. the benefits of dysfunctions that cause social change. D. the significance of face-to-face interactions.
A man and his wife and their biological children live on a pretty piece of land in Woodstock, Vermont. They are an example of a(n)
A. polygynous family. B. nuclear family. C. clan. D. extended family.