As Research Samples Are Often Restricted to Middle Class Women

question 24

Multiple Choice

As research samples are often restricted to middle class women, problems that have a greater impact on poor women are rarely studied. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding research involving poor women?

• A) Little is known about sexual harassment of low income women by their landlords even though it is a common occurrence.
• B) Relatively little is known about women in blue collar jobs.
• C) When researchers do study the poor, they tend to focus on people of color, perpetuating a biased assumption about ethnicity and social class.
• D) all of the above

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