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141SociologyMedium

Pre-testing a naira is useful for________?

Atesting out your computer and printer

Bidentifying any problems with the wording and routing

Cdeciding which respondents to leave out of the final sample

Dfinding out which topics are important to the respondents

Correct answer

B. identifying any problems with the wording and routing

Explanation

The correct answer is identifying any problems with the wording and routing.

142SociologyMedium

A person’s self-esteem – low or high -is mainly a function of________?

Aself-ethnography

Bintrospective rejuvenation

Csocial comparisons

Dnone of the above

Correct answer

C. social comparisons

Explanation

The correct answer is social comparisons.

143SociologyMedium

Put the GDPs of these countries in descending order ________?

ASwitzerland Norway Portugal Sweden

BSweden Norway Switzerland Portugal

CSweden Switzerland Norway Portugal

DPortugal Switzerland Norway Sweden

Correct answer

C. Sweden Switzerland Norway Portugal

Explanation

The correct answer is Sweden Switzerland Norway Portugal.

144SociologyMedium

The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to________?

Athey way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit

Bthe development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society

Cthey way in which industrialization had created new means of communication

Dthe globalization of culture through new technologies

Correct answer

A. they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit

Explanation

The correct answer is they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit.

145SociologyMedium

Children living in poverty tend to be more likely________?

Ato have a diet consisting primarily of vegetables

Bnone of the above

Cto be killed in road accident

Dto live in male-headed households

Correct answer

C. to be killed in road accident

Explanation

The correct answer is to be killed in road accident.

146SociologyMedium

According to Durkheim an important component of social life was________?

ASocial solidarity

BNone of these

CIndividualism

DSocial alienation

Correct answer

A. Social solidarity

Explanation

The correct answer is Social solidarity.

147SociologyMedium

The psychological stress caused when a person faces rapid cultural change is called________?

ACultural shock

Brole conflict

CNone of these

Drole strain

Correct answer

A. Cultural shock

Explanation

The correct answer is Cultural shock.

148SociologyMedium

Eyeballing is a technique that involves________?

Akeeping your eyes on research participants at all times

Bscanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures

Cgathering a sample from whoever you can see in a public place

Dreading a textual document quickly to understand the gist of it

Correct answer

B. scanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures

Explanation

The correct answer is scanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures.

149SociologyMedium

Proletariat refers to________?

ANone of these

Bthe working class

Cthe capitalist

Dthe middle man

Correct answer

B. the working class

Explanation

The correct answer is the working class.

150SociologyMedium

The current debate on sociobiology focuses on the work of Harvard University zoologist________?

AHarry Harlow

BEdward O.Wilson

CErving Goffman

DJean Piaget

Correct answer

B. Edward O.Wilson

Explanation

The correct answer is Edward O.Wilson.

Pre-testing a naira is useful for________?

Atesting out your computer and printer

Bidentifying any problems with the wording and routing

Cdeciding which respondents to leave out of the final sample

Dfinding out which topics are important to the respondents

Correct answer

B. identifying any problems with the wording and routing

Explanation

The correct answer is identifying any problems with the wording and routing.

The term culture industry used by members of the Frankfurt School referred to________?

Athey way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit

Bthe development of subcultures and counter-cultures in society

Cthey way in which industrialization had created new means of communication

Dthe globalization of culture through new technologies

Correct answer

A. they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit

Explanation

The correct answer is they way in which cultural products were bought and sold for profit.

Eyeballing is a technique that involves________?

Akeeping your eyes on research participants at all times

Bscanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures

Cgathering a sample from whoever you can see in a public place

Dreading a textual document quickly to understand the gist of it

Correct answer

B. scanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures

Explanation

The correct answer is scanning a table to identify general patterns and significant figures.