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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which view recognizes that scientists are human and, as such, have personal orientations that affect what they observe and how they explain it? a. postmodern b. premodern c. modern d. Ultramodern Ans. A ref. p. 13 2. Professor Rodgers found that the average level of happiness reported by people under 65 years of age declined from 1957 to 1970. For the same group, the average level of happiness increased slightly from 1971 to 1978. Rodgers also found that the average ...

Family Ans: -a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) -related by birth, marriage, or adoption -residing together Social group Ans: -two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and have a sense of unity Primary social group Ans: -bound together by strong emotional bond and common interests -small, long-lasting, permanent, diffused, personal, informal Secondary social group Ans: -formal and utilitarian, the relationship betwee...

Harvard School of Public Health Alcohol Study Ans: Binge drinking for men (5 or more drinks in a row/2weeks) Binge drinking for women (4 drinks in a row/2weeks) 17Xs more likely to miss class 10xs more likely to vandalize Frequent bing drinkers make up 23%-72% of alcohol consumed WORK HARD, PLAY HARD Ans: Those who play hard are less likely to work hard; more likely to miss class, fall behind on school work, low grades AS AN INDIVIDUAL, IT'S UP TO ME TO DRINK RESPONSIBLY. I'M IN ...

what are the consequences of not understanding what college is for? Ans: unmet expectations, checking out, avoidance, anger, boredom, frustration, lack of interaction T/F: Professors and students have the same interpretations of what college is and what it is for Ans: false What are the 4 secret skills of college Ans: speaking, writing, reading, thinking Class size and skill development Ans: increased class size results in a decrease of skill development Art of College Management Ans...

measure of binge drinking for men and women Ans: men: 5 drinks or more women: 4 or more occasional binge drinkers Ans: 5 (men) or 4 (women) drinks once or twice in past 2 weeks frequent binge drinkers Ans: 5 (men) or 4 (women) drinks more than twice in the past 2 weeks how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to miss class? Ans: 17 times how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to vandalize property? Ans: 10 times how much more likely are frequent binge drinkers to get...

Why is it hard to discuss race? Ans: color blindness, overt racism is less common, seeking students as knowers about race Color Blindness Ans: well intended but inadequate; ppl think we live in a post racial world racial microaggressions Ans: subtle, slight comments that remind POC of their marginalization Students as knowers about race Ans: learning validates students; students who don't feel validated don't feel comfortable discussing race 9 themes in campus racial climates ...

_________ college students aged 18-24 are killed each year as a result of drinking Ans: 1400 College students nationally spend __________ on alcohol each year Ans: 5.5 billion Do college students spend more on alcohol than they do on soft drinks, tea, milk, juice, coffee, and schoolbooks combined? Ans: yes ______ in ________ college students are binge drinkers Ans: 2 in 5 how are women and men determined as binge drinkers? Ans: males: consuming 5 or more drinks in a row females: con...

Attainment Ans: (quantity) how many years of schooling you do Achievement Ans: (quality) how well you do in school (GPA, test scores) working poor Ans: those working full time on minimum wage but are still below the poverty line isolation Ans: unemployment is heavily stigmatized so those who are isolate themselves from families and friends ADC Ans: aid to dependent children AFDC Ans: temporary aid to needy families -you had to work (single moms and disabled) -government would pa...

cross sectional study Ans: a bunch of people interviewed once longitudinal study Ans: smaller groups but followed up with the people over longer periods of time positives to daycare Ans: socialization, academic skills, structure, exposure to activities negatives to daycare Ans: less traditional views of gender roles, many viruses, too many hours of care= less compliant to parents benefits of preschool for kids for different classes Ans: benefits of sending poverty stricken kids to pre...

Quiz: With the polarization of the labor market, job opportunities have declined for _____. Ans: workers with moderate levels of education and skill Quiz: The extent to which some families obtain more income and wealth than do others is known as Ans: family inequality Quiz: The gap between the incomes of college educated couples and less educated couples is wide because _____. Ans: the families of the college educated could rely on two earners more than families with less education ...