Economist Thomas Malthus stated that the control of the existing population might be averted by either positive or preventive checks on population. Preventive checks are mortality risks such as famine, disease, and war, compared with positive checks, which include limits on fertility. For Malthus, the only acceptable positive check was moral restraint
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Karl Marx, speaking for the social-conflict approach, argued that the point of studying society was
a. to understand how society really operates. b. to compare U.S. society to others. c. to foster support for a nation's government. d. to bring about greater social justice.
Bands and tribes
a. commonly lack formalized legal and political mechanisms for maintaining order and settling disputes b. frequently threaten to collapse into anarchy and chaos c. do not have political systems d. are often characterized by political centralization
Qualitative interviews vary in terms of
a. number of times each respondent is interviewed. b. the length of each interview. c. the degree of structure of each interview. d. the number of interviewees and interviewers participating in the session. e. all of these
The challenges to girls and women are not limited to any one continent.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)