A Sociology Instructor Asks Students to Make Lists of the Characteristics

question 43

Multiple Choice

A sociology instructor asks students to make lists of the characteristics of the best and worst possible instructors. These lists, which would be used to evaluate all instructors, are an example of a(n)

• A) typology.
• B) ideal type.
• C) verstehen.
• D) hypothesis.

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