Scenario:

Maya is obsessed with electronics. She has the latest phone with all the best features. She uses the phone to get the weather, listen to music, and take pictures. When a new version of the phone comes out, she is always first in line to buy the upgrade and all the accessories to go with it. To pay for all these new gadgets, Maya uses her credit card. She has a low-paying job, so making her credit card payments can get tricky. She has to cut back on her expenses for necessities because of her spending.

What are the results of Maya’s conspicuous consumption? Check all that apply.

a lack of debt
stress about paying bills
a lack of money for other expenses
access to a better job and nicer friends
great electronic connectivity

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.

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