Can arise in response to events that people believe are beyond their control, such as a major disruption in the economy. Although they are relatively rare, they receive massive media coverage because they evoke strong feelings of fear in readers and viewers
a. Mobs
b. Panics
c. Aggregates
d. Riots
b
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The plankton in the ocean ingested mercury that was in the water. A small fish ate the plankton. A larger fish ate the smaller fish that had eaten the plankton. Marcus ate the large fish that had eaten the smaller fish. This reflects __________
A) cogeneration B) the food chain C) synergy D) thermal inversion
The measures in this chapter are known as measures of central tendency because they tend to
a. fall toward the center of a distribution, where most scores are located. b. be central to our understanding of statistics. c. be located at the midpoint of a class interval. d. all of the above.
The increased proportion of women and girls who are poor is referred to as a. feminization of poverty
b. gendered unemployment. c. genderized poverty. d. sex-segregated economy.
Understanding who defines terms such as “successful” or “active” aging is one important reason to study the
a. physiological aspects of aging. b. biological aspects of aging. c. social theories of aging. d. genetic aspects of aging.