Describe the "urban revolution."
What will be an ideal response?
The increasing tendency of people throughout the world to live in cities has been referred to as the urban revolution. It is a fairly recent development in human experience. In 1800 only three percent of the world's people lived in cities. By 1970 fully 2/3 of the world's population lived in cities.
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a. 75 b. 80 c. 85 d. 90
Remembering something that did not really occur is known as
A. false memory. B. source memory. C. flashbulb memory. D. implicit memory.
In postindustrial societies such as the United States, approximately __________ of adult women are in the labor force
a. 25 percent b. 33 percent c. 50 percent d. 60 percent
Statutes that impose mandatory prison sentences, generally a life sentence, on those convicted of an offense if they have been previously convicted of two prior serious criminal offenses are called ________.
A. sentencing enhancements B. three-strikes laws C. intermediate sanctions D. sentencing commissions