After Watching a Commercial Requesting Viewers to Sponsor a Child

question 71

Multiple Choice

After watching a commercial requesting viewers to sponsor a child in Africa, Joshua asserts that the child poverty problem would be solved if the people in Africa would utilize birth control rather than expecting other countries to pay for raising their families. Which theory of development does Joshua subscribe to?

• A) stages of development theory
• B) dependency theory
• C) stratification theory
• D) modernization theory

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Structured Observations

An observational research method where data is collected systematically according to a predefined scheme or protocol.

Participant Observations

A qualitative research method where the researcher actively engages in the community or environment being studied to gather detailed firsthand information.

Program Evaluation

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Data Collection Plan

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