In less developed countries, the pace of urban population growth often

a. creates jobs and economic success for the many rural people attracted to these urban areas.
b. outstrips the cities' ability to absorb that growth, leading to illegal settlements lacking infrastructure.
c. leads to a high degree of gentrification and urban renewal.
d. all of the above are correct.


b

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Pedro wants to study the ways in which his college has come to define green consumption, if students see themselves as green consumers, and if and how they enact (or fail to enact) it. Which theoretical framework has helped Pedro frame his interest?

A. conflict/critical theory B. structural/functional theory C. symbolic interactionist theory D. rational choice theory

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__________ policies typically place low priority on __________ and high priority on __________.

A) Immigration; political popularity of reforms; capitalist economies B) Free trade; tariffs; international trade C) Neoliberal policies; global markets; domestic production D) Capital controls; the banking industry; free trade

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Relations between adult persons living together according to the norms of marriage and other intimate relations are called:

a. conjugal relations b. conjoint relations c. an egalitarian family d. fictive relations

Sociology

Monogamy refers to a form of marriage in which

A. an individual has several spouses in a lifetime, but only one at a time. B. a woman may have several husbands at the same time. C. a man may have several wives at the same time. D. an individual has only one partner.

Sociology