In which one of the four demographic transition theory stages is Western Europe?
a. preindustrial
b. early industrial
c. mature industrial
d. postindustrial
(Answer: d)
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b. the individual act of legislation. c. passage or nonpassage of the clean air legislation. d. the clean air legislation. e. states that passed clean air legislation.
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A) ?preparatory B) last? C) game? D) first? E) play
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A. societies are fundamentally corrupt B. societies sometimes fail to adapt successfully to change and new conditions C. organizations become too rigid and inflexible over time D. deviance is a natural outcome of increasingly complex social conditions
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