Which Key Element of Power-Control Theory Has Been Supported by Research

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which key element of power-control theory has been supported by research?

• A)Middle-class girls in egalitarian households are the most likely to violate the law.
• B)Females in paternalistic households are more likely to experience stigma and shame than their brothers.
• C)Females in paternalistic households have learned to fear legal sanctions more than their brothers.
• D)Females in egalitarian households are more likely to have the same expectations of career success as heir brothers.

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Definitions:

Nonprobability Sampling

A sampling technique where the samples are gathered in a process that does not give all the individuals in the population equal chances of being selected.

Lotteries

Games of chance where winners are selected by drawing lots, often used as a means of raising funds.

Stratified Random Sampling

A sampling technique that divides the population into distinct subgroups, or strata, and randomly selects samples from each stratum.

Standard Error

A measure of the variability or dispersion of a sample statistic, such as the sample mean, from the population mean.