Terence is a sociology student who thinks the world’s population will become too large to be supported by the amount of food that can be produced. Terence is a(n) __________.
a. New Malthusian
b. New Populist
c. antiquarian
d. anti-Malthusian
Answer: a. New Malthusian
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Sociologists see wealth and poverty as
A) Determined mostly by people's attributes such as ambition or the lack of ambition B) Structural features of modern societies, rather than individual attributes C) Mostly random, unrelated to people's individual or social circumstances D) Able to be changed by the choices people make during their life course
Functionalists believe that education
a. should remain the same over time. b. allows young people upward social mobility. c. is one of the least important social institutions. d. prevents the smooth functioning of society.
Dr. Oshiro, a Professor of Education, told his students about a study using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study, which found that high schools with highly gendered extracurricular activities (e.g., sports, clubs) had __________
a. more women enroll in Pell Grants b. more negative comments about female teachers c. fewer women enroll in higher education d. fewer women enroll in STEM programs
Lending small sums of money to the poor so they can work their way out of poverty is referred to as
A. outsourcing. B. microfinancing. C. offshoring. D. None of these answers is correct.