In contrast to traditional societies, in industrialized societies, ________.
A. children are necessary as workers
B. children are a big economic liability
C. children are expected to support parents financially in their old age
D. a high birthrate is necessary to insure some children survive into adulthood
Answer: B
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a. Greek. b. Macedonia. c. Minoan. d. Mycanae. e. Anatolian.
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A) It designated the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada. B) It ended the Mexican-American war by advocating America's manifest destiny. C) It denied the United States access to the Pacific. D) It legalized slavery in California. E) It organized Oregon as a free state.
Emperor Selim led the Ottoman conquest of the Mamluks in
A. central Asia. B. Egypt. C. the Balkans. D. Persia. E. eastern Europe.