Question

multiple choice question
for sociologists to reach general conclusions about society, their research findings need to be ______.
○ verified by independent sources
○ politically neutral
○ representative of all members of society
○ randomly generated
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Explanation:

To draw valid general conclusions about society, sociological research must reflect the diversity of the whole population. A sample that is representative of all members of society ensures findings can be generalized, rather than only applying to a narrow subset. The other options do not directly enable general conclusions: verification by independent sources relates to reliability, political neutrality relates to objectivity, and random generation without representativeness does not guarantee applicability to all of society.

Answer:

B. representative of all members of society