When the United States reported the mortgage default data, social scientists discovered that new minority homeowners were being evicted due to defaults at much higher rates than white homeowners. More high-interest mortgages were sold to working-class, first-time home buyers. The impact of the defaults on minority homeowners is:
a. a manifest effect of credit laws.
b. a latent effect of lending practices.
c. widely interpreted as part of business.
d. survival of the fittest.
e. market survival.
Question 2
Which one of the following assumptions applies to the scientific method?
a. Research finding should not be replicated.
b. Research findings can be manipulated to advance a good cause.
c. Truth is confirmed through faith.
d. Knowledge is acquired through observation.
The “Big Four” world leaders meet at the Hotel Crillon in Paris, 1919. From left to right (front row
Behavior modification has been useful in raising the amount of social responding by children with ...
Social class and social status
In the 1960s, social psychologists did highly creative but controversial experiments. This photo, ...
The Location and Number of Farms in the United States, 2012