Identify the Sample and Population

question 18

Essay

Identify the sample and population. Also, determine whether the sample is likely to be representative of the population. An employee at the local ice cream parlor asks three
customers if they like chocolate ice cream.

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Definitions:

Eugenics Movement

A social and scientific movement that aimed at improving the genetic quality of the human population through selective breeding and sterilization, based on theories of heredity.

Social Darwinism

The application of Darwin's theory of natural selection to social, political, and economic issues, often used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism.

Conflict Theory

A perspective in sociology that sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change, focusing on the struggles between different social classes.

Explain Crime

The act of providing theories or reasons for criminal behavior, attempting to understand the underlying factors of deviance and societal responses.