Based on demographic transition theory, why do preindustrial societies experience very low overall population growth?
A. alternating periods of prosperity and famine
B. high birth and death rates
C. low birth rates
D. high death rates
Answer: B
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a. living in a society which promotes love in music, movies, and novels b. having an innate psychological need to love bond c. Freud's theory of intimacy d. attachment theory
Which sociologist conducted the most in-depth investigation of the movies-delinquency relationship?
A. Fredric Thrasher B. Karen Sternheimer C. Herbert Blumer D. Abigail C. Saguy
The process of killing off the multiple selves possessed prior to one’s entrance into the total institution is termed
a. impression management. b. emotional labor. c. mortifications of self. d. emotion work.
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A. Women have a shorter life expectancy. B. Wives are typically younger than their husbands. C. Women have lower infant-mortality rates. D. Widowed women are more likely to remarry than are widowed men.