___________ The scientific study of the size, growth, and composition of the human population
What will be an ideal response?
demography
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Regardless of their differences and their public quarrels, the Democrats and Republicans represent __________
a. an extremely divided nation b. different regions of the country c. different slices from the center d. a country that cannot agree on anything
According to the text, the trend toward more and more of the population entering the 65 and over age bracket is called _____
a. "the boomer bust" b. "graying of America" c. "the echo effect" d. "maturation effect"
The two statistics most likely to be presented in a research article are the
A) the mode and the variance. B) the mean and the standard deviation. C) the median and the standard deviation. D) the mean and the variance. E)
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Weber essentially used history as “data” to develop general concepts that apply across time, not to specific events or eras in the past. 2. Max Weber was committed to studying historical constants, not historic causality. 3. The concepts of verstehen applies to macro-level units of analysis like culture. 4. Max Weber and Karl Marx had a similar definitions of class as both defined these groups according the economic position in the market; Weber further differentiated with the social hierarchy by adding in the dimensions of power and status. 5. Max Weber thought status groups, but not classes were communities because those with a shared sense of social honor are likely to think and act in unison.