Passing Along Formal Knowledge from One Generation to the Next

question 40

Multiple Choice

Passing along formal knowledge from one generation to the next and helping to socialize individuals are the functions of which social institution?

• A)family and kinship
• B)education
• C)mass media
• D)religion

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The ratio of members within a sample that possess a particular trait or characteristic, relative to the total sample size.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that predicts no interaction or association between variables, serving as the benchmark for statistical testing.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and any observed deviation from this is due to sampling or experimental error.

Level of Significance

A threshold used in hypothesis testing to determine if a result is statistically significant, often represented by the alpha (α) level.