In countries at a very low development level, what is usually the best source of demographic data?

a) Censuses
b) Vital statistics
c) Surveys
d) Population registers


c

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According to Berger and Luckmann, it is through __________ that human life becomes coherent, meaningful, and continuous.

a. institutions b. communication c. symbols d. minds

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the professional monitoring of practice?

a. State licensing laws establish the scope of practice of professionals and how these laws will be enforced by licensing boards. b. The legal and ethical practice of most mental health professionals is regulated in 38 states. c. All psychotherapy professions are regulated through registration and certification, but not through licensure. d. Disciplinary proceedings involving violations of standards of professional conduct are no longer conducted by regulating boards.

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Power at the top of a bureaucracy can never be challenged by those in lower positions.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Ethnocentrism refers to

A. the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice. B. the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life are superior to all others. C. the process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture. D. a negative attitude toward an entire category of people, such as a racial or ethnic minority.

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