Which statement best describes many of the world’s slums?
a. Most slums are highly organized and rely on bureaucratic procedures to provide citizens with necessary resources.
b. Many slums are viable communities with economic, social, and educational opportunity structures.
c. Slums rarely evolve into communities, as levels of crime and conflict consistently prevent cohesion.
d. Slums are typically built by local governments or governmental organizations to provide affordable housing to citizens.
b. Many slums are viable communities with economic, social, and educational opportunity structures.
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A) A belief in polytheism B) Educational achievement C) Sit-in demonstration D) Pursuing a high paying career
One of the major reasons men have more power than women in Yemen is that women
a. support laws that give men authority over them. b. serve as family court judges but not criminal court judges. c. are prohibited from interpreting Islamic texts that define Islamic laws. d. can not work in the paid labor force.
Sociologist Michael Burawoy asserts that sociology should seek to do which of these?
A. a full schedule of classes each semester with emphasis in sociology B. public adherence to sociological principles C. to take sociological ideas into the community, extending beyond academia D. to address only public issues
What is the name of the process in which an excess population is concentrated in an urban area that lacks the capacity to provide basic services and shelter?
A. overurbanization B. suburbanization C. gentrification D. urbanization