The first agrarian societies arose about
a. between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago
b. 10,000 years ago
c. 20,000 years ago
d. 35,000-50,000 years ago
a
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Identify which of the following statements is not true with regard to poverty in the United States
a. Among industrialized nations, the United States has the highest proportion of its population living in poverty. b. Among the industrialized nations, the United States has the highest rate of child poverty. c. Compared to Canada and the other nations of Western Europe and Scandinavia, the United States eliminates much less poverty through welfare subsidies. d. Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States' infant mortality rate is lower than average.
The fact that we no longer punish deviants in public is connected with the
a. sympathy and acceptance of deviants. b. new technologies for punishment. c. large increase in number of deviants. d. emergence of newspapers, radio and TV.
The primary reason that poverty is so much higher among single mothers in the United States than among single mothers in other developed countries is that __________.
A. women in the United States have their children at younger ages than do women in peer nations B. peer nations offer cash programs and social policies specifically designed to help families with children, and these programs lift many families out of poverty C. single mothers in the United States may be in cohabiting relationships and therefore receive assistance from their partners, whereas this is not the case in peer nations D. single mothers in the United States have smaller families than do single mothers in peer nations
Which theory looks at historical exploitation?
A. world systems theory B. modernization theory C. functionalist theory D. dependency theory