Define the term spurious relationship and illustrate it with an example.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. A spurious relationship is a correlation between two or more variables that is actually the result of something else that is not being measured rather than a causal link between the variables themselves.
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A. promotion of consumption. B. surveillance of the social environment. C. enforcement of social norms. D. conferment of status.
Family life is considered to be an ideology. This means that
a) there is a set standard of how family life is defined. b) the family form is socially constructed. c) what is considered to be a family is constantly changing. d) the ideal family life is achievable by hard work.
Which of the following is true regarding Judaism?
A. For Jews, God's true nature is revealed in the Torah. B. It does not have much in common with Christianity or Islam. C. For Jews, the Messiah has yet to return. D. Judaism has a relatively large world following.
A reason cited by Haenfler for members of the straight edge movement refusing to drink alcohol or do drugs is
a. that it made them feel more in control of their lives. b. that it helped them cope better with adolescent stresses and problems. c. that their parents did not want them to partake in these substances. d. none of the above