During the demographic transition stage of __________, birth rates continue to decline as more women gain full-time employment and the cost of raising children continues to increase. The population grows very slowly, if at all, because the decrease in birth rates is coupled with a stable death rate
a. postindustrialization
b. early industrialization
c. advanced industrialization and urbanization
d. preindustrial societies
a
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_________ refers to the aspects of life having to do with the supernatural and _________ are the aspects of life that are not concerned with religion
a. profane; sacred b. sacred; profane c. important; unimportant d. unimportant; important
I surveyed 48 randomly-selected residents of the apartment complex where I live to determine their voting habits. I can only use this information to generalize to all the residents if
a. there is evidence of a normal population distribution b. the 48 residents all have the same voting habits c. the 48 residents are equally divided in their voting habits d. the sample distribution is not normal in shape
The idea that people will attempt to maximize their pleasure or profit in any situation, and will also try to minimize their loss or pain, is referred to as:
a. economics b. mercantilism c. globalization d. the central theory of economics
Every town or city is likely to have a court with a justice of the peace, magistrate, or judge, not necessarily trained in law, who handles minor criminal cases, less-serious civil suits, traffic and parking violations, and health law violations. These courts are called ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).