Which of the following best describes a nation’s fertility rate?
a. The average number of children in each family
b. The average number of children that each woman will have in her lifetime
c. The average age that a woman has her first child
d. None of the above
b. The average number of children that each woman will have in her lifetime
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Prior to the Brown v. Board of Education decision, a high school outside a major southern city was a school for African American students exclusively. After the decision, the school integrated racially, but more recently it has resegregated. What may have caused this?
A. a decrease in residential segregation B. a decrease in school choice programs C. an increase in residential segregation D. an influx of white families into the area
According to sociologist Robin Williams Jr., one value of U.S. culture is
Assume that you have developed a study technique that you believe will result in students scoring higher on research methods exams. You test your study technique with the design diagramed below. R=random assignment O=observation X=stimulus R O1 X O2 R O3 O4 Using the diagramed design, what predictions are correct? a. O2 should be greater than O1 b. The (O2-O1) change should be greater than the
(O4-O3) change. c. O4 must equal O3 d. All of these choices are appropriate predictions e. O2 should be greater than O1 and the (O2-O1) change should be greater than the (O4-O3) change
According to Simon Kuznets, in which type of society is the extent of social stratification greatest?
a. hunting and gathering b. horticultural/pastoral c. agrarian d. industrial