Explain the difficulties involved in achieving completely “value-free” sociology. How might a researcher potentially add bias to the outcomes of the research? How do most sociologists resolve the issue of objectivity in research?
What will be an ideal response?
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A. economic capital B. social capital C. cultural consumption D. merit
In China, parents are not expected to work after the age of 65. They may live with their children, who often financially support them in their older years. If an older parent is working, it is viewed as a disgrace to the family. In the United States, parents often work as long as they are able or need to in order to financially support themselves. When they grow older and are unable to live alone, they rarely live with their adult children. What would explain the difference in how the older parent is viewed in China compared to in the United States?
A. Less-developed countries encourage more independence among older adults. B. Cultural patterns vary in how older adults are viewed. C. Citizens in richer countries are more able to care for older adults. D. In democratic societies there is more guilt about needing to care for the older adult.
People who accuse their spouse of changing have not:
a. developed much confidence. b. attended to the relationship. c. accepted their new marital status. d. accomplished much in life.
What discovery did Skeels and Dye make when they administered intelligence tests to a sample of orphans cared for by trained professionals in a "good" orphanage and to a second sample of orphans raised by residents of an institution for mentally
retarded women? A) The orphans raised by the mentally impaired scored an average of 25 points lower than those raised by trained professionals. B) The orphans raised by the mentally impaired scored an average of 58 points higher than those raised by trained professionals. C) There was no difference in the scores of the orphans raised by the mentally impaired compared to those raised by trained professionals. D) The orphans raised by the mentally impaired scored an average of 47 points lower than those raised by trained professionals.