The outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe from 1334 to 1354, the small pox epidemic in 1707 that devastated the populations of Mexico and the West Indies, and today's worldwide AIDS epidemic are alike to the extent that all are _____

a. sexually transmitted diseases
b. forms of "positive checks" on population growth
c. types of "preventative checks" of population growth
d. diseases associated primarily with sexual and/or racial minorities


b

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A) Increased B) Decreased C) Stayed pretty much the same D) Fluctuated back and forth

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Which ethnic group is most likely to become a middleman minority?

a. Asian immigrants b. Mexican-origin immigrants c. White European immigrants d. Puerto Rican immigrants e. None are more likely to become a middleman minority.

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What is the international database (IDB)?

a. An area defined to sample countries worldwide b. A federally funded organization to collect apportionment data for the United States c. A deposit of information from the Census Bureau and other agencies with population information on countries worldwide d. A coalition of nations devoted to giving surveys

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Prejudice is learned through all of the following socialization processes EXCEPT

a. Modeling b. Reward and punishment c. Internalization d. Socioeconomic status

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