Marriages are likely to last 40 to 70 years

a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False

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1) demographic transition 2) population pyramid 3) fertility rate 4) fecundity 5) net migration rate 6) basic demographic equation 7) city 8) micropolis 9) human ecology 10) concentric zone model 11) sector model 12) norm of noninvolvement 13) diffusion of responsibility 14) redlining 15) enterprise zone A) a six zone model of urban growth developed by Ernest Burgess B) growth rate equals births minus deaths plus net migration C) Robert Park's term for the relationship between people and their environment D) a three-stage historical process of population growth based on birth rates and death rates E) the use of economic incentives in a designated area to encourage investment F) the number of children the average woman bears G) the number of children women are capable of bearing H) a place in which a large number of people are permanently based and do not produce their own food I) a model of urban growth developed by Homer Hoyt that resembles wedge-shaped sections and partial circles J) a graphic representation of a population divided into age and sex K) a condition where people ignore their obligation to contribute to the community or group as populations or group size increase L) the difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants per 1,000 population M) the act of officers of a financial institution deciding not to make loans for business relocation or housing purchases in a particular area N) a city of 10,000 to 50,000 that is not a suburb and is located "next to nowhere" O) an avoidance of strangers common to residents in cities

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Janet believes that two-parent families are the best for society. She notes that having a mother and father helps to define work roles and provides children with strong role models. Which theoretical perspective best matches her views?

A. structural-functionalist theory B. symbolic interactionist theory C. conflict theory D. feminist theory

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In his "anomie theory of deviance," Robert Merton ________.

A. noted that people will always follow one of the five modes of adaptation and maintain that mode for an extended period of time B. created a typology to explain the adaptation people make in accepting or rejecting the goals of a society C. suggested conformists tend to ignore societal goals D. described five types of deviance

Sociology

From his research of intimacy among married couples, marriage therapist Edward Waring describes eight components that comprise intimacy. List and describe four

What will be an ideal response?

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