The Study That Analyzed the Sexual Networks of Teens at 12

question 11

Multiple Choice

The study that analyzed the sexual networks of teens at 12 high schools is an example of how network analysis can inform transmission phenomena such as the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) .An advantage of network analysis over interpretive sociology is that it can:

• A) go beyond people's own descriptions to look at numbers,which are always more reliable than people's descriptions.
• B) reveal the meanings people give to their sexual encounters.
• C) reveal patterns in social structures that might not become evident through answers to direct questions.
• D) go beyond what people say they do to reveal the complex interplay between biology and social behavior.

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