What terms are used by demographers to analyze population dynamics? Present the terms, define them, and explain what they can tell us about a society
What is an Ideal response?
• Fertility: the incidence of childbearing in a country's population, measured using the crude birth rate, the number of live births in a given year for every 1,000 people in a population.
• Mortality: the incidence of death in a country's population, measured using the crude death rate, the number of deaths in a given year for every 1,000 people in a population.
• Infant mortality rate: the number of babies, of every 1,000 born, who die before their first birthday.
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Ideological social control aims at control through ________
a. modifying the behavior of the person b. manipulation of ideas c. fear of punishment d. none of the above
Interaction surveys of Americans and
nonwestern newcomers in professional, managerial, or technical fields show__________. A) widespread social distance B) much less social distance than in past years C) extensive social distance for Africans but not Asians D) extensive social distance for all but the Arabs
Ageism refers to the same idea as the Chinese concept of filial piety
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Teaching students to be on time, to respect authority, and to follow directions can be considered a
A. manifest function of education. B. goal of the interactionist approach to education. C. latent function of education. D. dysfunction of education.