Lek decides to study social relationships in a midwestern gang, and she begins deciding which specific research questions to pursue. One line of inquiry she considers is whether the group's age and gender characteristics affect the longevity of friendships in the gang. The second line of inquiry would involve an exploration of the most important components of the gang's social relationships, as reported in detail by the respondents' own stories. The first of these lines of inquiry comes from the ___.

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.

Rational ignorance suggests that a. voters are ignorant on issues that are not of special interest to them b. voters do not pursue information about issues before voting c. low voter turnout is due to a lack of understanding of the platforms of each political party d. voters are uninterested in the electoral process

What is a country called that is technically independant but is controlled by another country