Which of the Following Best Illustrates a Pluralistic Society

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best illustrates a pluralistic society?

• A) It is composed of a number of subcultural groups and has a low potential for misunderstandings or hostilities.
• B) It has a great potential for misunderstandings or hostilities and is found in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
• C) It is found in the United States and the United Kingdom but because of diffusion it is rapidly disappearing.
• D) It is a peaceable society that promotes a great deal of cultural and social solidarity.
• E) It is a type of society that fist developed with immigration, but it is no longer in existence.

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Definitions:

Double-Blind

An experimental procedure in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving the treatment versus the control, to prevent bias.

Experimental Group

In scientific research, the group of subjects who receive the treatment or intervention being tested, as opposed to a control group.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is compared to the group that does, to measure the effect of the treatment.

Reversal Design

A method in experimental analysis where an intervention is introduced, removed, and then reintroduced to determine its effect on behavior.