According to the theory of the demographic transition, a country's birth rates relative to its death rates are linked to
a. the percentage of the population under the age of five.
b. its level of industrial or economic development.
c. its migration rates.
d. its proximity to the equator.
b
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Which of the following excerpts from Weinberg et al's interview data is an example of the stage of Settling into the Identity in developing a bisexual identity?
a. "Reading The Bisexual Option…I realized then that bisexuality really existed and that's what I was.". b. "I thought I had to be either gay or straight.". c. "I just decided I was bi. I trusted my own sense of self.". d. "When I first had sexual feelings for females, I had the sense I should give up my feelings for men.".
The United States since the 1940s has become a _____.
a. gemeinschaft b. gesellschaft c. modified gemeinschaft d. post gesellschaft
Consider the ways that the United States and many European countries deal with the "Catch 22" of inflexible full-time work or part-time penalty. Which of the following statements is true?
A. In the United States, most mothers work full-time; in many European countries, they choose not to work at all. B. In the United States, most mothers work only part-time; in many European countries, they work full-time. C. In the United States, mothers have a greater choice of full or part-time work; in many European countries, they work full-time. D. In the United States, most mothers work full-time; in many European countries, they have a greater choice of full or part-time work.
Transitions are:
A. social changes that occur as one cohort replaces the other. B. role changes individuals make as they leave school, take a job, marry, have children, or retire. C. ways of using age as a social category to group people by status. D. the impact of historical events on the entire society.