As a Social Scientist Who Works with Advocacy Groups, It

question 33

Multiple Choice

As a social scientist who works with advocacy groups, it is most likely that Professor Sandburg would be interested in tracking the size of the adolescent population over a period of time for all of the following reasons, except:

• A) he wants to see how funds are allocated for such things as social services, education, and health care.
• B) he wants to understand the behavior of different cohorts.
• C) he wants to see how these groups are influenced by the mass media.
• D) he wants to see the degree of political or social influence that given cohorts have.

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