Tyler read the news story about a 12-year-old boy who was caught selling crack cocaine. "my hypothesis is that the boy must be living in true poverty in a neighborhood full of crime." in this case, tyler was using his sociological imagination

Cole's smart phone is two years old and he would like to have a new one. this time, he wants to make sure that it has a longer battery charge and better geographic coverage since he is traveling three days a week for his new job. cole is most likely to use for this purchase

3. define historiography. has historiography changed over time or stayed the same? why is this distinction important? use complete sentences for your response. (4 points)

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.