Students Were Sampled to Determine Their Support for the Legalization

question 47

Multiple Choice

Students were sampled to determine their support for the legalization of gambling in their community. A sample of 150 students were asked whether or not they supported legalization of gambling,and the following results were obtained. The number of degrees of freedom associated with this scenario is ________.

• A)149
• B)2
• C)150

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Definitions:

Functionalist Theory

Stresses that human behavior is governed by relatively stable social structures. It underlines how social structures maintain or undermine social stability. It emphasizes that social structures are based mainly on shared values or preferences and suggests that re-establishing equilibrium can best solve most social problems.

Scientific Revolution

A period of profound change in the 16th and 17th centuries during which modern science emerged through developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry.

Symbolic Interactionist

A theoretical perspective in sociology that focuses on how individuals interpret and assign meaning to social symbols, and how this shapes social interaction.

Karl Marx

A 19th-century philosopher, economist, and revolutionary socialist who developed the theory of Marxism, focusing on class struggle and the need for a proletariat revolution.