A Social Distance Scale

question 40

Multiple Choice

A social distance scale

• A)measures how many miles apart various rural towns are.
• B)can have measurements as high as 100.
• C)is a convenient way to determine how close a people feels toward a social group to which they do not belong.
• D)is a convenient way to interpret data obtained through Guttman scaling.

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