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Question Set A  1) The following question requires you to read and draw on the information in chapter 2 of the Dalton Conley textbook, pp

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1) The following question requires you to read and draw on the information in chapter 2 of the Dalton Conley textbook, pp. 52-53, 56-58: Provide an example of a causal (cause-effect) hypothesis in social science. Identify the independent and dependent variables. With respect to this hypothesis, briefly explain the difference between the deductive and inductive approaches in social science research. 
2. The following question requires you to read and draw on the information in chapter 2 of the Dalton Conley textbook, pp. 63-73: Could the hypothesis mentioned in your answer to the previous question be empirically tested or evaluated by using gin of the following research methods: interviews, survey research, or experiment? Explain why or why not. 
3. The following question requires you to read and draw on the information in chapter 7 of the Dalton Conley textbook, pp. 259-265, 283-285: Why is the Indian caste system an example of social stratification? Is the caste system characterized predominantly by social mobility or social reproduction? Explain. Consider an individual belonging to the Brahman caste and one belonging to the Shudra caste. Would their lack of equality be one of a) opportunity, b) condition, or c) outcome? (Note that the inequality between the two individuals could fall into two or all three of these types.) 
4. The following question requires you to read and draw on the information in chapter 9 of the Dalton Conley textbook, pp. 369-376, 379-381: Can prejudice exist without discrimination? Explain. Which of the minority-majority group relations discussed by the textbook would least embody discrimination of one group by another? Explain why. 
5. The following question requires you to read and draw on the information in section 1.3 of chapter 1 of the online sociology textbook (OpenStax), pp. 18-20, and chapter 12 of the Dalton Conley textbook, pp. 485-496: Explain the differing theoretical perspectives on the family provided by functionalism and conflict theory. To do this, you must point out one or more aspects of the family that a functionalist and a conflict theorist would point to as evidence providing support for his or her theoretical perspective.