A social theory refers to1. a prediction or educated guess about how one variable is related to another.2. the ability to distinguish between "private troubles" and "public issues" and seethe connections between the two3. interconnected ideas explaining an event or situation.4. a set of procedures for collecting data about a particular topic

The health care system in is referred to as a singleminus−payer health care system, and is a system in which the government provides national health insurance to all residents.

What conclusion can you draw about the connection between religion and feudalism? a. feudalism worked best in christian societies. b. feudalism could not operate in a society that was religious. c. feudalism was not successful in buddhist societies. d. feudalism could operate in societies with different religions.

Suppose that sociologists and cultural anthropologists are tying to measure the amount of child abuse for cross cultural comparison. they run into disagreement over whether spanking a child is abuse or discipline. what problem are they encountering in their research? a. reliability of the definition of abuse. b. validity of the definition of abuse. c. occam's razor about the definition of abuse. d. none of these.