What is the main problem with an aging population?
a. The elderly control politics because of their large numbers
b. The elderly refuse to leave jobs resulting in fewer openings for young people.
c. The large numbers of elderly engender resentment among the young.
d. As the proportion of older people increases in a population, fewer working-age adults support the elderly population.
d
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The following is an example of secondary deviance among the anorexics and bulimics McLorg and Taub studied
a. recognizing that eating is a normal and acceptable part of life. b. purposeful starvation and/or vomiting but do not see oneself as having eating disorder. c. challenging label, persons successfully resist attempts to redefine self and alter behavior routines. d. accepting labels as anorexic or bulimic, persons alter self-concept and begin to center lives around eating disorder.
Which of the following inferences is NOT true about the effects of increasing division of labor?
a. It produces vertical differentiation within organizations based on power. b. Some researchers argue that the purpose of increasing division of labor is to lessen workers' skills and thus lower wages. c. With the growth of large enterprises, direct personal control is replaced by extended methods of control. d. Workers develop a greater sense of autonomy. e. Some jobs are deskilled.
Which of the following scenarios is a description of diffusion?
A. The software company released a product that is new to the market. B. Multinational companies now dominate world markets. C. Anna makes and sells jewelry that is inspired by her travels around the globe. D. The professor explained that people experience their world primarily through language.