In the long term, the underlying reason for a drop in fertility is:
a. population pressure created by low mortality
b. increase empowerment of women
c. improved levels of education
d. spread of westernization
a. population pressure created by low mortality
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How is technology related to social change?
a. Technological change is always positive for society b. Technological innovations can be strong catalysts of social change. c. New technologies always become dispersed rather quickly throughout society. d. There is no relationship between technology and social change.
Sociologists using a symbolic interaction perspective argue that a physical disability can become _____. In this case society devalues the status
a. formal deviance b. informal deviance c. a stigma d. a crime
In the context of gender differences in communication, men:
A) are more communicative about relationship issues. B) are more likely to initiate discussions about relationship problems. C) believe that conversations are negotiations for closeness. D) have difficulty with emotional intimacy.
If researchers wanted to examine the opinions of people listed in a city directory, they might call every tenth or fiftieth or hundredth name listed. This would constitute a
A. quota sample. B. scale. C. control variable. D. random sample.