A sociologist wonders if race can explain income differences ...

[rmenurse]

A sociologist wonders if race can explain income differences among individuals in
  a particular community. In this study, the sociologist will most likely consider
  __________variable.
 
  a. race as the independent
  b. race as the dependent
  c. income as the independent
  d. income as the dependent variable and race as the independent
  e. income as the independent variable and race as the dependent

Question 2

Anderson emphasizes three barriers to a full understanding of contemporary social problems; these include all but which of the following?
 
  a. The enormity of the list of things that could be regarded as a social problem.
  b. Every social problem gets a different accounting depending on which expert or interested party is examining it.
  c. Men and women differ in their perspectives on a large variety of topics, but not on the relative importance of our most pressing social problems.
  d. People bring to their study of social problems highly diverse values.

[nmyers]

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c