Typically, agribusiness attempts to produce more at lower cost through the use of
a. ecologically appropriate crops
b. chemicals, equipment, and economies of scale
c. local farm organizations and cooperatives
d. simple, organically grown foods rather than highly processed products
b. chemicals, equipment, and economies of scale
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a. true b. false
An economic shift toward service and information occupations is known as which of these?
A. industrial revolution B. service revolution C. technological revolution D. green revolution
Which statement is an accurate description of the pattern(s) of remarriage among divorced people?
a. Women have a higher probability of remarrying than do men. b. The divorce rate among second marriages is higher than for first marriages. c. The vast majority have no interest in ever marrying again. d. Remarriages tend to be less satisfying than first marriages.
Which of the following situations is an example of deviance?
a. Elliot is an honor student at school. After he is caught using recreational drugs by his father, he stops going to school, loses many of his friends, begins to take drugs every day, and is hostile toward members of his family. b. Sanjay was arrested for child molestation and spent 10 years in prison. Now that he is free, he has found a job and straightened out his life. c. Carol is 15, and most of her friends have children. She wants a child of her own and begins having unprotected sex with her boyfriend. d. Jake sees his high school friends drinking at a party and joins in. Driving home, he crashes his car into a tree and vows never to drink again.