A Sociologist Studies Drug-Use Patterns Among Small Groups of College

question 106

Multiple Choice

A sociologist studies drug-use patterns among small groups of college students in a Midwestern college.This would be an example of:

• A) conflict theory.
• B) functionalism.
• C) macrosociology.
• D) microsociology.

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