Tori’s father loses his job during a time of economic crisis when many people are losing their jobs. Her mother is a skilled daycare worker with years of experience, but, like many daycare workers, she cannot find any jobs that pay well. Sociologists would likely see the struggle of Tori’s parents as

Which of the following is an example of a latent function of education?

Which of the following describes a disadvantage of survey research?

Which research method would be best to use if you wanted a large, representative sample of people’s attitudes toward married women, with children, working outside the home?

The backdrop for the development of sociology in Europe was provided partly by the

Kelly is testing her questionnaire on a few subjects to find potential problems with it before conducting the full study. What is this trial run called?

In Jeff’s sample, the number of siblings each person has is as follows: one, two, three, four, and ten. What is the median number of siblings in his sample?

Consider an American call option contract, with an April expiration month, on 100 shares of Intel common stock at a strike price of $35.00 per share. Suppose that Intel common stock currently is trading for $34.22 per share in the Nasdaq stock market. The premium is $2.09. What is the status of this option?

Elena writes one American put option contract, with a June expiration month, on 100 shares of Adobe Systems common stock at a strike price of $62.50 per share. Suppose that Adobe Systems common stock currently is trading for $76.01 per share in the Nasdaq stock market. Elena collects a premium of $3.55. In principle, what is the greatest total dollar loss that Elena might experience on her option position? Ignore brokerage fees. Choose the best answer.

Byron buys one American call option contract with an April expiration on 100 shares of Intel common stock at a strike price of $22.50 per share from Selena, the option writer, for a premium of $0.95 per share. What has Selena just agreed to do?