Comparative Research Usually Involves Studying

question 94

Multiple Choice

Comparative research usually involves studying:

• A) two cultures that have virtually nothing in common in order to determine why they are so different.
• B) two cultures that have a good number of things in common but differ in one important dimension-this dimension becomes the subject of the study.
• C) several groups within a particular culture in order to identify how and why they differ from the dominant culture.
• D) a dominant and subordinate group in a particular culture to determine the ways in which their activities continue to reproduce inequalities.

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Division

Part of the ANS that restores the body to normal functioning after arousal and is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the organs and glands; “eat-drink-and-rest system.”

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain down the back, involved in transmitting neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells that are responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses for the brain.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for integrating sensory information and responding accordingly.