Americans’ increase in life expectancy is due primarily to
a. increased birthrates.
b. improved genetic counseling.
c. change in the factors intrinsic to the aging process.
d. change in environmental factors that cause death.
ANSWER: d
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a. the overall economic situation of white women is not generally as bad as that of nonwhites. b. married white women share the power of their white husbands and are thus not in a subordinate position. c. white wives are not residentially segregated from the dominant male groups. d. a and c above.
The __________, with white European-origin groups at the top and groups of African or Native American origin down the ladder, is a central feature of U.S. society today, as it has been for centuries
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