According to demographic transition theory, industrialization led to a decline in mortality because of
a. improved sanitation
b. availability of birth control.
c. decreased pollution.
d. improvements in transportation.
a
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To be upwardly mobile in the class system, an individual will need to:
a. shift their culture b. change their behavioral demeanor c. adopt new friendship networks d. a and b above e. all of the above
The four major social classes of U.S. society that the textbook emphasizes are
a. capitalists (bourgeoisie), workers (proletariat), whites, and non-whites. b. capitalists (bourgeoisie), workers (proletariat), males, and females. c. capitalists (bourgeoisie), workers (proletariat), managers, and petty bourgeoisie (small business class). d. blacks, whites, males, and females.
A 1994 study that conducted memory tests with old and young mainland Chinese, old and young from the American Deaf culture, and old and young hearing Americans found
a. the Chinese had the most negative image of aging. b. younger subjects, regardless of culture, perform better on memory tests than older subjects. c. older Chinese and older Deaf participants outperformed the older American hearing group. d. older Chinese performed similarly to the younger Chinese of the same level of education.
For every dollar earned by someone in a low-income nation, a person in a high-income nation earns about four dollars
Indicate whether the statement is true or false