Which of the following statements is true about the changing age structure in the United States?
A. The population of older people was more in the 1940s than in the 2000s.
B. The population of people 85 and older is expected to triple by 2040.
C. The rate of growth for the population who are 65 and beyond is most likely to decline during the twenty-first century.
D. The percentage of population 65 and over decreased drastically between 2000 and 2011.
Answer: B
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a. The civil rights movement. b. The gay rights movement. c. The women's movement. d. All of the above.
Attitudes and behaviors in relationships became increasingly egalitarian since the 1970s. Then the trend toward egalitarian behavior slowed during the 1990s. Feminists refer to this development as a a. gender strategy. b. corrupt bargain
c. stalled revolution. d. gender role disruption.
In her study of gender roles in New Guinea, Margaret Mead concluded that differences between the roles of men and women:
a. should be encouraged at all costs b. were a natural outgrowth of biological and psychological differences c. were a result of learning and cultural factors d. were functionally necessary for the society
According to Ulrich Beck, globality involves what types of unique transnational processes that began only recently? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. Processes are geographical widespread and expansive. b. Processes are more stable across time. c. The density of processes is more intense across relationships and networks. d. Neoliberal Capitalist Markets are increasingly closed off.