A theory may be described as:

a. a hunch about how things fit together
b. a set of interrelated concepts that seeks to explain an observable phenomenon
c. opinions about the way things ought to be related
d. predictions of the future


B

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A) Pronatalist B) Antinatalist C) Push-pull D) Malthusian.

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The term used by Cox and Demmitt to describe later-life families is:

a. young-old. b. old. c. old-old. d. frail old.

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In terms of how it influences our thinking, what does ethnocentrism lead to?

a. the evaluation of cultural meanings and practices in their own social contexts b. thick descriptions of other cultures based on real understanding c. incorrect assumptions about other cultures on the basis of our own experience d. correct assumptions about other cultures on the basis of interpretations of shared meanings

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Because of the right to a free lawyer, a poor person charged w/ a crime is no more likely to be convicted than is a middle-class person

a. true b. false

Sociology