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1. If Henry Morselli was right and the trends in suicide he identified continued

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Question

1. If Henry Morselli was right and the trends in suicide he identified continued to the present day, we would expect suicide rates today to bethan(as) they were in 1870. a. lower b. higher c. the same d. more stable 2. To select observable measures of concepts is to a. analyze b. theorize about c. observe d. operationalize e. assess them. 3. The primary type of social structure is a. religious preference. b. age distribution. c. groups. d. population density. e. stratification. 4. Comparison of the different data sources that he used convinced Stephen Steinberg that a. the Jews who fled Russia in order to come to America were mostly the ones who had been least economically successful in Russia. b. the American government's data on Jewish immigrants was hopelessly biased c. Jewish immigrants were more likely than non-Jewish immigrants to have valuable job skills. d. Jews who emigrated to America were far more skilled and educated than those who stayed behind. e. c and d Solomon Asch's findings a. were consistent with Homans' theory regarding the effects of group solidarity b. supported the idea that conformity will be highest in groups where the level of s. c. d. e. agreement among members is great but not unanimous. supported the idea that conformity normally distorts visual acuity. supported the idea that time pressure distorts visual acuity. none of the above

Explanation / Answer

1. B) higher

He claimed that suicides were primarily because people had to struggle in their life and thus us an evolutionary process of the nature. Since the competitiveness in life is greater now and the struggle has increased, rates would be higher.

2. D) operationalise

When observable measures are selected so that there would be measurement of the observational operations and their performance on them.

3. E) stratification

Stratification forms the basis of the social structure with the stratification being through the social classes, acquisition of wealth, exercising power and having a reputation in the form of prestige. Only when a society would consist of such stratification, there would be presence of proper functioning in the society (functionalist) view.

4. C) Jewish immigrants were more likely than non Jewish immigrants to have valuable job skills.

The Jews were more educated and used their skill sets for establishment of smaller businesses. As compared to the other immigrants, Jews would progress at par to the Whites, and better than the other immigrants. They were more motivated. They had intellectual simulation and thus got translated in secular learning. In colleges, many of the students would be Jews. They prospered in their lives and many became professors. Whereas, many catholic immigrants fell short on the educational front resulting in lower paid jobs.

5. B) supported the idea that conformity will be highest in groups where the level of agreement among members has great but not unanimous.