What is the total fertility rate?
a. the number of children born per 1,000 population
b. the number of births per 1,000 women ages 1555.
c. the average lifetime number of births per woman in a population.
d. births minus deaths in a country during a given year
c. the average lifetime number of births per woman in a population.
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According to Merton, the only cultural value of importance in American society is
a) family relationships. b) hard work. c) material success. d) religious faith.
“Baby Fae’s” parents agreed to the baboon heart transplant:
A. because there was evidence that cross-species transplants had been successful. B. despite warnings from the doctors that the procedure was unlikely to succeed. C. because there were no options to seek a human donor. D. after the hospital’s Institutional Review Board approved it. E. after they had gone through the procedures for informed consent.
According to the text, certain characteristics of the families in the lower strata of society tend to depress ________.
A. effort B. ambition C. personality D. cognitive development
Compared to suburban older adults, inner-city older people ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).