The Text Includes a Discussion of the Practice of Footbinding

question 39

Multiple Choice

The text includes a discussion of the practice of footbinding in China in order to demonstrate all of the following, except

• A) it is easier to debunk knowledge of another's culture than of one's own.
• B) behavior that is taken for granted in one society may be viewed as bizarre from the perspective of another society.
• C) sociological debunking may question practices that are otherwise taken for granted.
• D) sociologists rely on anecdotal evidence to support conclusions.

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Definitions:

Negative Linear Relationship

A direct relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable leads to a decrease in another.

Positive Linear Relationship

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other variable, depicted as a straight line.

No Relationship

A situation where two variables do not display any association, correlation, or cause-and-effect interaction with each other.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the researcher to examine its effect on the dependent variable.