Which of the following characteristics is most likely to be perceived by others as a master status?
A. One’s alma mater
B. Having a disability
C. Being an avid reader
D. Enjoying camping
Answer: B
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Which of the following is not a consequence of the central-city dilemma?
a. Inner-city children are handicapped by inferior educational facilities. b. Unemployment rates are much higher in central cities than in suburbs. c. Crime rates increase in central cities that have been affected by suburbanization. d. Those who live in the suburbs must generally take dead-end, low-paying jobs. e. Dropout rates are much higher in central cities than in suburbs.
The term value neutrality is defined by the text as:
a. A practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and in publishing results. b. The study of evolving ethics and morals in relation to sociological research. c. A systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand. d. A study's participants being randomly selected to serve as a representation of a larger population.
The author describes a model of a professional athlete's career to show that
A. cyclists at all levels of competition feel a need to use drugs when they race. B. medical support staff are trained to discourage drug use by athletes. C. very few professional cyclists use performance enhancing substances. D. cyclists use drugs in order to do their jobs successfully.
If statistical power for a given research study is .40, one can say that: “Assuming the researcher’s prediction is correct, the researcher has a __________ chance of attaining statistically significant results.”
A) 16% B) 20% C) 40% D) 80%