Which statement best characterizes the world's aging population trends?
a. The next 50 years will see a large increase in older people throughout the world
b. The world's population will not age as quickly as the U.S. population will.
c. Although the world's population is old now, the aging of the world's population will end soon.
d. The share of the world's population that is older will decrease in the coming years.
a
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements regarding politics and the economy is true?
a. Because political decisions are typically made on a nation-by-nation basis, many of these decisions do not affect the lives and economic status of people in other nations. b. Many political decisions affect the lives and economic status of people in other nations. c. The economy refers to the interdependent workings and interests of political and economic systems. d. The political economy is the social institution that ensures that a society will be maintained through its production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Ageism as a social problem is also confounded with __________
a. daily social contacts b. industry c. sexism d. government e. need for protection
Political action committees are a threat to American democracy because they have the capability of influencing elected officials more than the voters who placed them in office
Indicate whether the statement is true or false