A positive correlation
Question 1.1. A positive correlation means that (Points : 1)the variables move in the opposite direction.the independent variable occurs before the dependent variable.the variables move in the same direction.the dependent variable occurs before the independent variable.Question 2.2. Cultural lag refers to a situation in which __________ culture changes more rapidly than _________ culture, creating an adjustment gap between the two forms of culture. (Points : 1)material; nonmaterialabstract; concretenonmaterial; materialconcrete; abstractQuestion 3.3. Dead celebrities like Tupac Shakur, Elvis Presley, Bruce Lee, and Marilyn Monroe are still celebrated in our culture. The phenomenon by which these stars have transcended celebrity status and become cultural icons is called (Points : 1)symbolic immortality.impression management.cultural lag.cultural universalism.Question 4.4. Beliefs, values, and symbols are all examples of __________ culture. (Points : 1)abstractmaterialnonmaterialconcreteQuestion 5.5. A __________ involves the use of standardized data techniques to ask people questions. (Points : 1)samplecensussurveyquasi-experimentQuestion 6.6. A concept that takes on different values is called (Points : 1)a hypothesis.a correlation.an experiment.a variableQuestion 7.7. Correlation (Points : 1)means that there is a powerful mathematical relationship between variables.establishes a causal relationship between variables.is not important in sociology.means that the variables are associated with each other.Question 8.8. Which of the following is NOT one of the rules of ethical research in sociology? (Points : 1)Compensate participants for their role in the study.Inform participants of your research at the start of the process.Do no harm to participants in any way.Respect participants’ rights to privacy.Question 9.9. According to Karl Marx, the vast majority of social problems were caused by (Points : 1)the increasing use of rationality as the basis for human behavior.the rapid social change occurring in modern society.the exploitation of the workers by the capitalists.low levels of social integration.Question 10.10. Comte called sociology (Points : 1)social biology.social physics.social engineering.social geography.
