Wesley conducts research that involves meeting with subjects in a controlled setting. He treats some subjects kindly but behaves rudely to others. He notes how the different groups react to his behavior to make inferences about how people react to kindness and rudeness in certain situations. His research would best be described as

When two variables are analyzed and the correlation coefficient is calculated to be –0.9, what does this mean?

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?

According to Marxist sociologists, ideologies are used to

A variety of interpretations can be made of a scene at a restaurant where two men are having lunch together, laughing, and being playful with each other. Who among the following would most likely interpret their behavior by watching for subtle signs of affection and eye contact?

Max Weber contended that a bureaucratic structure is the most efficient organizational type. Which of the following best exemplifies a bureaucratic organization?

If a researcher would like to get in-depth information based on interviews and firsthand observations, she should use the methodological approach known as a(n) ________.

Which question about the transformations that accompanied industrialization in the West would a sociologist be MOST likely to explore?

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?