Sociologist Randall Collins Developed a Theory of Violence

question 38

Multiple Choice

Sociologist Randall Collins developed a theory of violence.To which of these does it apply?

• A)state-sanctioned violence such as war
• B)domestic forms of violence
• C)major criminal acts such as murder or rape
• D)all types of violence and all types of victims

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Definitions:

Direct Correlation

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other, or a decrease in one is associated with a decrease in the other.

Negative Correlation

An interdependence between two variables marked by the rise of one and the decline of the other.

Scatterplot

A type of graph that shows the relationship between two continuous variables by plotting their values as coordinates on a two-dimensional plane.

Weak Relationship

Refers to a situation where the correlation between two variables is low, indicating that they have little association with each other.