Which of these statements best describes current increases in the world's population?
a. The world's population increases arithmetically
b. The world's population increases in a linear fashion.
c. The world's population increases exponentially.
d. The world's population increases at a rate of about 1000 people per minute.
c
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Ethnic groups are
a. Generally considered to be physically distinct in some way b. Based on social or cultural characteristics c. Based on citizenship d. Generally not recognized by others as a distinct group
The distribution of income in the United States over the past thirty years has
a. become significantly more unequal. b. become significantly more equal. c. stayed about the same. d. changed-to give the middle fifth of the population a significantly larger share.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Residential segregation for blacks is relatively low. 2. The gap between blacks and whites with high school diplomas has been closing over the last thirty years. 3. Poor blacks were worse off in the 1990s than they were in the 1950s. 4. Increases in income for blacks have enabled them to close the gap with white incomes. 5. Poverty in the African American population has been declining since the mid-1960s.
It has been argued that the norms of chivalry and courtly love served the function of:
a. continuing the repression of women b. giving women greater social power c. increasing the status of women d. increasing women's opportunities for upward mobility