A. predict a relationship between two factors
B. be general
C. be based on scientific theory
D. predict a causal relationship
A. limited research funds are available
B. no hypothesis can be formulated
C. events under consideration are rare
D. facts must be established
A. precedes causation
B. only indicates a probable relation
C. occurs purely by chance
D. occurs among more than two variables
A. objectivity
B. judgmental social science
C. generalization
D. participant observation
A. independent variables
B. constants
C. dependent variables
D. none of the above
A. as a method of social control
B. as a search for universal social laws
C. to systematically apply common sense to issues
D. to defend the established order
A. social scientists are a lawless group
B. social science research techniques are flawed
C. the various disciplines squabble among themselves
D. none of the above
A. Courage
B. Patience
C. Ethical neutrality
D. Social involvement
A. The functioning of supply and demand
B. Case study of an urban gay community
C. The interaction of various drugs in humans
D. The course of population growth and decline
A. are differences of vantage point
B. are a matter of stress?
C. consist of the examination of various facets of a social universe
D. all of the above