Question Number: 243

Specific techniques for systematically gathering data are referred to as:Answer Question 22 out of 2 pointsRandom sampling refers to:Answer Question 32 out of 2 pointsA researcher finds that as years spent driving increases, the number of accidents decreases. This is an example of:Answer Question 42 out of 2 points_____ reasoning starts from specific data and tries to identify larger patterns from which to derive more general theories.Answer Question 52 out of 2 pointsA variable is defined as:Answer Question 60 out of 2 pointsA researcher finds that as income increases, square footage of respondent’s home also increases. This is an example of:Answer Question 72 out of 2 pointsA characteristic of results that systematically misrepresent the full dimensions of what is being studied is referred to as:Answer Question 82 out of 2 pointsA _____ relationship is one in which one variable is the cause of another variable.Answer Question 92 out of 2 pointsWhich of the following would be considered an American value?Answer Question 102 out of 2 pointsA culture that exists together with a dominant culture but differs from it in some important respects is referred to as:Answer Question 112 out of 2 pointsCommon rules of a culture that govern the behavior of people belonging to it are referred to as:Answer Question 122 out of 2 pointsThe beliefs, norms, behaviors, and products common to the members of a particular group are referred to as:Answer Question 132 out of 2 pointsParticular ideas that people accept as true are referred to as:Answer Question 142 out of 2 pointsThe contradiction between the goals of ideal culture and the practices of real culture is referred to as:Answer Question 152 out of 2 pointsThe ability of a local culture to absorb outside influences that fit in and enrich their culture while resisting those that are alien is known as:Answer Question 162 out of 2 pointsThe abstract creations of human cultures, including ideas about behavior and living, are referred to as:

Question Number: 253

Max Weber defined power as:Answer Question 22 out of 2 pointsPreindustrial societies, explained Max Weber, are characterized by having:Answer Question 32 out of 2 pointsWhich from the following list would be described as an economic issue?Answer Question 42 out of 2 pointsWhich of the following nations comes closest to having a political system that is "totalitarian"?Answer Question 52 out of 2 pointsWhich of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the hands of the people as a whole?Answer Question 62 out of 2 pointsIn 2008, about what percentage of the world's people lived in countries that can be considered politically "free?"Answer Question 72 out of 2 pointsA totalitarian political system:Answer Question 82 out of 2 pointsTerrorism refers to:Answer Question 92 out of 2 pointsCapitalist societies base their claim to democracy on:Answer Question 102 out of 2 pointsSocialist societies base their claim to democracy on:Answer Question 112 out of 2 pointsThe term "empty nest" refers to:Answer Question 122 out of 2 pointsThe recent trend in racially mixed marriages has been:Answer Question 132 out of 2 pointsDavid Popenoe's research suggests that the weakest families on Earth may be found in:Answer Question 142 out of 2 pointsThe family is a social institution that is found in:Answer Question 152 out of 2 pointsMost people in the United States who divorce:Answer Question 162 out of 2 pointsToday’s baby boomers are often called the “sandwich generation” because:Answer Question 172 out of 2 pointsAlmost all adults who abuse children typically have what in common?Answer Question 182 out of 2 pointsA family composed of one or two parents and their children is called:Answer Question 192 out of 2 pointsThe concept "patrilocality" refers to:Answer Question 202 out of 2 pointsIn 1989, which country became the first to permit legal same-sex partnerships with many of the benefits of marriage?