When Ray Rist Conducted a Participant Observation Study in an African

question 44

Multiple Choice

When Ray Rist conducted a participant observation study in an African American grade school, what did he conclude was the underlying basis for assigning children to different worktables in kindergarten?

• A) students' preference
• B) students' personality
• C) sex of the student
• D) social class

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Horizontal Demand Curve

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Non-price Competition

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