The relationship between suicide and divorce holds for both Catholic and Protestant geopolitical areas.
a. true
b. false
Question 2Weinstein argues that qualitative research has many biases; among these are
__________.
a. qualitative observations typically cannot be appraised for accuracy because two or more observers with different backgrounds are usually not used (yet all qualitative sociologists would agree that individuals with different backgrounds will often interpret the same situation differently)
b. people interviewed and observed in qualitative studies do not comprise representative samples
c. those most willing to talk with and cooperate with a researcher may very well be atypical of the group to which they belong; many are disgruntled or on the fringes of the group
d. all of the above
e. a & c only
Question 3Breault, Hampton, and Brown observe that some past researchers have used median family income as a control variable when studying the effects of family status and religion on suicide, but contend that it is no longer necessary to do so when studying
prosperous nations like the U.S.where real abject poverty is rare.
a. true
b. false
Question 4One fundamental piece of LaPiere's research was to try to gain entry to hotels, motels, and restaurants while in the company of an African American couple.
a. true
b. false
Question 5According to Marx, the chiefs of the Scottish clans did little to protect their people when they saw wealth in selling traditional farming lands to provide for the making of sheep pastures.
a. true
b. false
Question 6According to the sociological perspective, population change should produce greater rates of _________________.
a. poverty
b. employment and wealth
c. weak interpersonal relationships
d. self-reported happiness
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