Sociologist Devah Pager randomly assigned fake criminal records to pairs of similar men who were applying for jobs to discover how race and a criminal record can affect the likelihood of being called back for an interview.This is a good example of which research method?

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This is a sociological experiment because Pager intentionally manipulated the independent variable (criminal record) to observe its effect on the dependent variable (likelihood of being called back for an interview) in a controlled setting with randomly assigned groups.

Sociologist Devah Pager Randomly Assigned Fake Criminal Records to Pairs