The Elderly Are Categorized as a Subordinate Group or Minority

question 17

Multiple Choice

The elderly are categorized as a subordinate group or minority because

• A)membership in the group is involuntary.
• B)older U.S.citizens have a strong sense of group solidarity.
• C)older people experience unequal treatment in employment and may face prejudice and discrimination.
• D)All of these answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Factorial Research

A type of experimental design where two or more factors (independent variables) are simultaneously varied to observe their effect on a dependent variable.

Independent Variables

Variables in a study that are manipulated or categorized to investigate their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variable

The outcome variable that researchers study, measuring its changes as affected by other variables.

Interaction Effect

A phenomenon in statistics where the effect of one independent variable on a dependent variable differs depending on the level of another independent variable.