Why do social scientists qualify “intelligent design” as an ideology rather than a theory?

After studying convenience store culture for a while, Dr. Hanowski begins to learn the “lingo” of the convenience store clerks (ex. coffee slurpers). In field research, specialized language of a subculture is called

Many field researchers will bring their study results to the group that was researched. Attempting to get approval from the group is called

When conducting interviews on a field site, a field researcher should

A researcher can take on many roles when conducting participant observations. Which role has the researcher “go native” and become a complete, fully committed member for a period of time?

The office of the coroner, or medical examiner, is often considered a law enforcement agency because it has the responsibility to 

The agency having statewide police powers for traffic regulation and criminal investigation is known as 

There is no formal, centralized system for coordinating or regulating all of the different law enforcement agencies. This decentralization is known as 

How did the invention of new communications technology change policing? 

The legislation allowing federal authorities to sue law enforcement agencies if there is a “pattern or practice” of abuse of citizen rights is called _____.