The Goal of Sociologists Is to Study Controversial Topics with an Open

Multiple Choice

The goal of sociologists is to study controversial topics with an open mind, even if this results in the discovery of "inconvenient" or disturbing information. An example of an inconvenient fact presented in the text is that

A) same-sex couples are more likely to be interracial than heterosexual couples.
B) the number of rapes and attempted rapes has decreased in recent decades.
C) two-thirds of women in prison are mothers.
D) age at marriage has increased.