After a surge of teen pregnancies during the recession and period of high unemployment, one using the sociological imagination would wonder if
a) families lost health insurance.
b) parents were working long hours.
c) teens were irresponsible.
d) parents were lazy.
a
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A. prelude to marriage B. alternative to marriage C. indistinguishable from marriage D. none of these
According to the textbook, why has sales work increased over time? a. New technology, such as the "intelligent" cash register, necessitate more jobs in sales. b. Workers have been displaced from shrinking farming and precision craft occupations into sales jobs. c. Improvements in transportation and communication and increases in disposable income have increased markets. d. Department
stores have displaced specialty stores and provided many more jobs in sales. e. Direct sales workers create jobs for themselves when other jobs are unavailable.
John studies the fertility and migration trends of countries around the world. John would be classified as a(n) _____________________.
a. environmentalist b. geographer c. demographer d. philosopher
Since the 1970s, families whose income lies in the middle of the income distribution (of all U.S. families) have kept up with the cost of living primarily by
A. having wives take jobs outside the home. B. taking advantage of changes in the tax structure for married couples. C. relying on parental "gifts" for purchases such as down payments on houses. D. having husbands take second jobs.