The theory that economic development generated by industrialization leads to population stability is called:
a. Malthusianism
b. the demographic transition
c. the second demographic transition
d. economism
Ans: b. the demographic transition
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a. artisans and merchants seldom adhere to fixed work schedules b. precapitalist manufacturing is characterized by little synchronization of effort c. the marketing of goods is subject to little standardization d. all of these
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A. institutionalized goals B. institutionalized results C. cultural strains D. cultural means E. cultural goals
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a. genocide. b. segregation. c. assimilation. d. pluralism.
Which of the following refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf?
a. corporate crime b. organized crime c. victimless crime d. secondary deviance