QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU BELIEVE A POLL Opinion polls and other sample surveys can produce accurate and useful information if the pollster uses good statistical techniques and also works hard at preparing a sampling frame‚ wording questions‚ and reducing nonresponse. Many surveys‚ however‚ especially those designed to influence public opinion rather than just record it‚ do not produce accurate or useful information. Here are some questions to ask before you pay much attention to poll results
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‘The cause of crime lies within the individual.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (21 marks – 30mins) It can be argued that the genetic differences in ethnic minorities can lead to an individual becoming more likely to offend. This is evident in the work of Lombroso; he found that the majority of criminals had similar characteristics‚ for example‚ they had large jaws and were big boned. This therefore supports the view that the cause of crime lies
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What do you believe about writing‚ and why? What do you believe about writing‚ and why? I believe that writing can be a great tool for everyone in order to express themselves freely. Not everyone is a writer; some people have to work at putting their thoughts and words together‚ before putting them to paper. We are all unique in how we express ourselves; some are just more creative than others. How do we as individuals‚ get to that point to be able to expand or elaborate further on paper
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Ever since the mid 1970’s‚ aggressive behavior‚ such as domestic violence‚ at home has been a developing overall social issue that has influenced numerous ladies’ whole lives. Domestic violence at home is a standout amongst the most unreported crimes due to the lack of striking back‚ yet West’s Encyclopedia of American law says‚ that victims attempt seven times preceding they at last escape. This is when the open deliberation starts on how solid and simple it is to take after the emotionally supportive
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1.) Do you believe achieving absolute consensus is possible‚ or do most group processes result in achieving only modified consensus in which one or more members are not in complete agreement regarding the decision ultimately reached? Discuss. I believe that it is possible to achieve absolute consensus. But it may be better off to not have all parties agreeing. To achieve absolute consensus will take time but insisting on it may prove to be counterproductive when there is a need for a quick decision
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Cause of increasing crime rate in Cambodia: -Poverty: because most of the poor don’t have enough money to get education and food‚ so they will do whatever for getting food without thinking well like rob or steal someone. -Imbalance between rich and poor: As we can see in our social‚ there are a lot of poor people and the gap between rich and poor is very far. The rich have many cars in their house but the poor don’t have any cars even food to eat. Thus they will think it is not fair and try to
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Doing something that you don’t regret‚ but is an unlawful act is what I think of when I hear or see the word crime. Crimes happen every day with various reasons behind the action. Recently within the last few weeks a major crime happened. A camera man on live TV filmed himself killing his two coworkers. This was a shocking reality for everyone. Not knowing what someone is capable of doing is quite scary. In this particular case if people would have took more of an interest in what was happening before
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Do you believe in abortion? First of all for those who don’t know what abortion is‚ abortion is a practice in where the women have the right to terminate a pregnancy during the first twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy. There have been many commotions about this practice in whether they should ban the practice or let it continue. The reasons many individuals want to ban this practice is due to them believing it’s a sin if a women gets an abortion‚ but what many of them don’t comprehend is that this women
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Personally I do not believe in love at first sight only because it is a proven fact when you first see someone if you guys stare at one another for more than 7 seconds it is lust or a desire to kill. I think this love at first sight thing is really naive. Love is such a broad term and is used incorrectly in many contexts. It could mean love of anything‚ love for anything‚ and love in anything. I think in general‚ love at first sight is hard to come by because people look straight to the positives
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Do you believe that the Internet has become a positive or negative force in today’s society? Additionally‚ do you think your life would be better or Worse off if you had lived during a time in which the Internet was a construct and not a reality? The Internet has become one of the most indispensable tools for the business world‚ and academia. I believe that for many reasons the Internet should be considered a positive force in today’s society The Internet could be described as a collection
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