Why did fertility rates drop in the Great Depression?

What will be an ideal response?


Because of the economic situation, fewer people were marrying, others were marrying later, and some families split up to pursue employment.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Cohabiting couples are __________ as likely as marrieds to be interracial

a. twice b. just c. half d. five times

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Theories that suggest that the poor have different values and attitudes toward work than more affluent Americans are called:

a. conflict theories. b. differential association. c. self-fulfilling prophecies. d. culture of poverty theories.

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A sociology instructor asks students to make lists of the characteristics of the best and worst possible instructors. These lists, which would be used to evaluate all instructors, are an example of a(n)

A. typology. B. ideal type. C. verstehen. D. hypothesis.

Sociology