In 2009, the U.S. birthrate was ________ births for every 1,000 people
Fill in the blanks with correct word
13.5
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The perceived need to increase the population during the colonial period resulted in the high value placed on marriage and the devaluation of singlehood
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Frank and Sally are a brother and sister who live in the United States. Their mother is white and their father is black. When their parents had to fill out the 2010 census form, they indicated that their children were a mix of black and white. If Frank and Sally lived in Brazil, they might be classified quite differently. Frank has black hair and a slightly darker skin tone than his sister. He has many of the features of his father. Sally, on the other hand, has very light brown hair and lighter skin. In Brazil, Frank and Sally would not be classified into the same racial category. What would explain the differences in racial classification for Frank and Sally?
A. Brazil has a classification system based on a number of physical characteristics. B. The United States has a more extensive classification system than that of Brazil. C. Brazil has not updated its census categories, whereas the United States has kept more current. D. American society is more accepting of interracial people than Brazilian society.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.To an anthropologist, marriage means a socially approved sexual and economic union between a man and a woman, intended to be more or less permanent and implying social roles between the spouses and their parents. 2.Throughout the world, monogamy is the most widespread marriage form, probably because the gender ratio is near one hundred in all societies. 3.The patriarchal structure that typifies the family in an agricultural economy is little changed by the new opportunities for women in the advanced industrial nations. 4.A tribe is a centralized society in which power is concentrated in a single chief who heads a ranked hierarchy of people.
In Mead's theory of childhood development, the term "taking the role of the other" can be explained by which of the following statements?
A. creative and active impulses and attitudes in response to others' attitudes and actions B. unsocialized response to the attitudes or actions of others C. imitation of others around oneself D. awareness of how others perceive oneself