Although chemicals have reduced the physical demands involved in producing goods, they have negatively impacted society by
a. helping people to produce unprecedented amounts of food.
b. eliminating the need to fight weeds with hoes.
c. undermining the practice of planting crops in rows.
d. leading to the loss of knowledge about how to control insects and disease without chemicals.
d
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Sociologists see wealth and poverty as
A) Determined mostly by people's attributes such as ambition or the lack of ambition B) Structural features of modern societies, rather than individual attributes C) Mostly random, unrelated to people's individual or social circumstances D) Able to be changed by the choices people make during their life course
Some severe poverty exists in the United States; but in low-income nations, what the United Nations calls severe poverty may affect
a. 5 percent of all people. b. 15 percent of all people. c. 40 percent of all people. d. the entire population.
The fertility rates of women in the United States declined
a. steadily from 1800 through 2000. b. from 1800 until 1900 and then held steady until 2000. c. from 1800 through 1950 but have slightly increased since 1950. d. in the past two centuries but increased in the 1950's.
Which of the following factors has contributed to the surge in women's employment?
A. The growth in the number of college-educated women B. A decrease in the number of working single mothers C. Lower costs of homeownership D. Women earning more than men in the highest paying occupations E. Higher unemployment rates among men