In industrialized countries, cultural pressures to become parents appear to have
A) increased as seen in rising birth rates.
B) increased as seen in an increase in earlier first pregnancies.
C) decreased as seen in the emphasis on one-child families.
D) decreased as seen in the increased ability to control conceptions and birth.
D
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________________ is any sexual activity that occurs without the informed consent of at least one of the persons involved.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to Goffman, people who are discreditable are
a. folks who can somehow hide their deviant stigma. b. those who cannot hide their deviant stigma in any way. c. members of groups who have obvious "stigma symbols" that everyone can see. d. the lowest rung of the stratification system in a society.
Which of the following statements correctly explains why social movements that are characteristic of industrial and postindustrial societies are rarely found in preindustrial societies?
a. Preindustrial societies have no issues with which they have to deal collectively. b. Change is constant, and so preindustrial societies are used to change without having to create social movements. c. In preindustrial societies, everyone thinks in a different way, making most social movements impossible. d. Preindustrial societies are tightly bound by tradition.