The third stage of the demographic transition is characterized by a slowing of population growth. What is the crucial factor in a nation reaching stage three?
a. industrial technology taking hold on local levels
b. the government instituting a national birth control program
c. abortions becoming available on demand
d. the nation's death rate rises
e. the nation experiences famine
a
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Sanderson's evolutionary materialism claims that as societies evolve they function more efficiently. His approach is therefore in agreement with Parsons's concept of "increased adaptive capacity."
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The degree to which people consider their relationships with us to be valuable to them is known as:
A) relational conceptualization. B) relational inequity. C) relational value. D) relational schema.
Which of the following statements regarding drugs and crime is true?
A. Jail or prison time alone has little effect on reducing drug addiction or on promoting recovery. B. The reason that crime is highly associated with the use of marijuana, barbiturates, and methamphetamine is because people who use these drugs can rarely support their habit on their own without resorting to crime. C. Research has shown that very few drug abusers have a criminal history except for those who use heroin. D. The crimes committed that are associated with drugs tend to be violent crimes such as murder or rape.
Science offers final explanations of the universe and its phenomena
a. true b. false