According to demographic transition theory, fertility rates decline in industrialized societies due to

a. the increased economic value of children.
b. the increased survival rates of infants and children.
c. parasites and infectious disease due to unsafe water supplies.
d. increased infertility of females due to pollution.


b. the increased survival rates of infants and children.

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The term for the practice of judging others by one's own cultural standards is ____

a. racism b. cultural relativism c. self-fulfilling prophecy d. ethnocentrism e. ethnography

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A. Nicotiana sinensis. B. Nicotiana tobacum. C. Nicotiana indica. D. Nicotiana rustica.

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Only ________ of prisoners who need drug treatment actually receive it in prison.

A. 30% B. 25% C. 11% D. 15%

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