You and a Classmate Are Working Together on an Assignment

question 100

Multiple Choice

You and a classmate are working together on an assignment for your human sexuality class where you need to design a study about sexual communication. You and your partner have decided you want to examine how same-sex couples and mixed-sex couples, where one partner has a sexual dysfunction, communicate with each other, and if there is any difference. Which research method should you and your classmate use?

• A) The observational method, because you will be able to notice very nuanced behaviours that the couples may not even be aware they are engaging in
• B) The observational method, because you want to avoid self-deceptive enhancement
• C) The self-report method, because the individuals participating in the study may hold back if they don't want to upset their partner
• D) The self-report method, because more couples will be willing to participate

Understand the basic principles of Merton's anomie-strain theory, including the relationship between societal aspirations and the availability of legitimate means to achieve those aspirations.

Identify and describe the different adaptations to strain as proposed by Merton (i.e., conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion).

Recognize the significance of societal pressures and the goal-means gap in inducing deviant behavior according to anomie-strain theory.

Compare and contrast different extensions and critiques of anomie-strain theory, including Cohen's status frustration and Cloward and Ohlin's differential opportunity theory.

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Definitions:

Underlying Conditions

Fundamental or root circumstances or factors that directly impact outcomes, often requiring analysis to fully understand their effects.

Financial Statement

Reports that provide an overview of a company's financial condition, performance, and cash flow, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

Statement of Financial Position

A financial statement that displays the assets, liabilities, and equity of a company at a specific point in time, also known as the balance sheet.

Order of Liquidity

The sequence in which assets are expected to be converted into cash, starting with the most liquid assets.