Boserup has shown that
a. people automatically desire to implement more advanced technologies when made aware of them
b. more advanced technologies require fewer labor inputs
c. technological regression frequently accompanies reductions in population pressure
d. the amount of time people must work to make a living is unrelated to their attitudes toward technological change
c
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Malthus predicted that when unchecked, population will
a. quadruple itself every 25 years. b. increase in a geometrical ratio. c. double itself every century. d. become unmanageable within a matter of 50 years.
During World War II (1941-1945), government and businesses
a. encouraged women to place children in child care and work outside of the home for wages. b. encouraged women with small children to stay home but encouraged women without children or with children older than 10 to work. c. did not encourage or discourage women about working for wages but allowed women to make such decisions based on their individual definition of patriotism. d. discouraged marriages so that single women would stay in the paid workforce longer.
Give a brief definition of family.
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Which of the following is true about the age at marriage today? a. It is the highest recorded since the 1890 census
b. Age at marriage is declining to 1970s levels. c. Male's age at marriage has increased, but female's remains lower. d. It has remained virtually the same since 1890.