Which of the following is not a way to refuse with confidence?
a. be wishy-washy and yell
b. say it with respect
c. practice using role-playing
d. be assertive

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject. a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher. wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners. acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.

Central american countries are important agricultural producers. each year, the united states imports about five billion dollars’ worth of a. bananas b. cacao c. mangoes d. coffee

Considering "civil disobedience," which best describes how thoreau and martin luther king, jr. both felt about acts of civil disobedience? a. they both believed that acts of peaceful political protest would not affect or alter the law. b. they both believed that people should go against certain laws because government is a flawed concept. c. they both believed that individuals have the right and the responsibility to protest unjust laws. d. they both believed that breaking the law is an unjust action that deserves punishment. answer is c.