There seems to be a growing (and perhaps manufactured) tension between the elderly, nonworking population of the United States and the current workers, mostly baby boomers, over Social Security. Why is Social Security, as it exists currently, a divisive issue for these two groups? What about the future, as baby boomers age?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer will vary

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Changes in fertility, mortality, and migration affect the __________, which refers to the biological and social characteristics of a population, including age, sex, race, marital status, education, occupation, income, and size of household

a. occupational composition b. gender ratio c. population composition d. rate of natural increase

Sociology

Sociologists believe that the relationship between race and crime may be due to a. racial justice programs

b. the fact that nonwhites are overrepresented in the lower classes. c. later and more lenient contact with the criminal justice system. d. the proportion of whites to nonwhites in a community.

Sociology

Which of the following is not a factor in gender socialization of children?

A. parents B. schools C. books D. ancestors

Sociology