Studies of tracking show that children placed in nonacademic tracks tend to come from
A. minority groups.
B. high-income households.
C. affluent neighborhoods.
D. two-parent families.
Answer: A
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Harris believes that _____________________________________________________
a. the elimination of meat-eating came about when the upper classes in India feared that there were too many people to support large herds of cattle raised solely for eating; to convince the masses not to eat cows, the upper-classes made meat-eating a sacrilege and criminal b. we will never know why meat-eating became taboo in India; religious beliefs have existed for thousands of years and have a life of their own; they are not understandable in scientific terms c. the elimination of meat-eating came about in a slow, practical manner; the farmers who decided not to eat their cows, who saved them for procreation to produce oxen, were the ones who survived natural disasters as they occurred over the centuries; those who ate beef lost the tools with which to farm; over a period of centuries, more and more farmers probably avoided beef until an unwritten taboo came into existence d. the elimination of meat-eating was forced upon Indians by invading Muslims from the west and invading Goths from the north; the invaders wanted beef to ship back to their own lands, so they forced Indians to give up meat; later, this prohibition was codified into religious law
The Theory of the Demographic Transition describes how declines in fertility led to declines in mortality
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The most common foundation for family formation in the world is marriage
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Author of The Wealth of Nations who wrote, "Every individual endeavors to employ his capital so that its produce may be of the greatest value."
A) Adam Smith B) Karl Marx C) Max Weber D) Emile Durkheim