soicialogy chapter 2

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  1. pestilential
    likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
  2. balmoral
    a sturdy laced walking shoe
  3. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  4. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  5. deviance
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  6. leniently
    in a permissively lenient manner
  7. scarcely
    only a very short time before
  8. stratification
    forming or depositing in layers
  9. bombard
    throw bombs at or attack with bombs
  10. sociology
    the study and classification of human societies
  11. methodological
    relating to the systematic techniques of some discipline
  12. interpretive
    providing explanation
  13. statistical
    of or relating to the interpretation of quantitative data
  14. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  15. specify
    be particular about
  16. validity
    the quality of being legitimate and rigorous
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