Survey data may be collected by interviews. Interviews are typically mailed or delivered to the ...

Survey data may be collected by interviews. Interviews are typically mailed or delivered to the respondent's home.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Which of these is not an example of a rite of passage?
 
  a. an annual dinner honoring all retiring employees
 b. a quinceaera
 c. a weekly religious service
 d. a wedding

Question 3

Case studies are the most widely used research method in the social sciences because they make it possible to study things that are not directly observablesuch as people's attitudes and beliefsand to describe a population too large to observe directly.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

A young woman decides that she wants to become a professional basketball player. She joins her school basketball team, reads articles about the best basketball players, and attends basketball camps. This is an example of __________.
 
  a. resocialization socialization
 b. occupational socialization
 c. anticipatory socialization
 d. a rite of passage

Question 5

Researchers frequently select a representative sample (a small group of respondents) from a larger population (the total group of people) to answer questions about their attitudes, opinions, or behavior.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

Which of these statements about racial socialization is false?
 
  a. The most important aspects of racial identity are learned within one's family.
 b. Racial socialization involves direct statements and indirect activities.
 c. Racial attitudes must be taught intentionally, using direct messages.
 d. Ethnic values and attitudes begin to solidify within children as early as age 4.

Question 7

Qualitative research typically emphasizes complex statistical techniques.
 
  a. True
 b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false