Demographic transition theory suggests that the earlier stages of rapid population expansion are typically fueled by significant _________ rates
a. increases in death
b. decreases in birth
c. reductions in death
d. increases in replacement
C
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A) religious schools B) fundamentalist churches C) refugee camps D) immigrants in other countries
The 16,189 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 1997 represent a _______ percent reduction from the 23,641 reported in 1987
a. 25.7 b. 32.0 c. 43.4 d. 45.6 e. 57.8
Which sociologist proposed the ABC-X family crisis model?
a. Carlfred Broderick b. Hamilton McCubbin c. Reuben Hill d. Joan Patterson
Becker, citing Hughes' distinction between master and subordinate statuses, to explain
a. the tendency to define a person's identity primarily in terms of their deviant status. b. whenever a person is labeled deviant they become subordinate to others. c. how physicians and other people of high status are masters of their own fate. d. the fact that members of minority groups are more likely to be labeled deviant.