Professor Kimura is giving a lecture about the demographic transition. She is describing a stage in which the birth rate remains high but the death rate declines. What stage is this?
a. first stage
b. second stage
c. third stage
d. fourth stage
Tula is a 17-year-old Indian girl whose parents are forcing her to marry a man who is nine years her senior. Tula must drop out of school, and it is likely that she will be pregnant within the year, which is what happened to her mother.
Her mother seems to push for this arrangement as much as her father does. What best explains this, as discussed in the text? a. Her mother would be subject to arrest if she voiced her displeasure to her husband.
b. Her mother enjoys marriage and wants her daughter to hurry and have the same experience.
c. Both women and men are shaped by the culture in which they are raised, and they are indoctrinated or socialized to their culture.
d. Women gain status by being a grandparent.
The third stage of the demographic transition is characterized by a slowing of population growth. What is the crucial factor in a nation reaching stage three?
a. industrial technology taking hold on local levels
b. the government instituting a national birth control program
c. abortions becoming available on demand
d. the nation's death rate rises
Today, many people in the United States think of the traditional roles of women and men as somewhat outdated. This opinion change reflects that __________.
a. the double standard has lessened
b. the double standard has increased
c. the double standard for men has increased, but has lessened for women
d. the double standard for men has lessened, but has increased for women
It was widely accepted that the primary desirable roles for a woman were wife, mother, and homemaker, and that her entire life should revolve around themuntil about what time in history?
a. the early 1900s
b. World War I
c. World War II
d. the 1970s
Approximately ________ adults in the U.S. have undergone sex reassignment surgery.
a. 5,000
b. 25,000
c. 50,000
d. 300,000
Olympic champion Bruce Jenner disclosed in 2015 that he has always felt like he was a female in his heart, and he transitioned to living his life as a woman named Caitlyn. This is an example of a person who is _______.
a. berdache
b. intersexed
c. homosexual
d. transgender
Many countries have passed through a three-stage process wherein each stage has a different population growth rate. The population aspects of this process are called the __________.
a. demographic transition
b. depopulation process
c. industrial transformation
d. population cycle
What happens if female fetuses are exposed to large quantities of androgen?
a. They tend to display more masculine behaviors as children.
b. They are often stillborn.
c. They suffer physical abnormalities.
d. They age more quickly.
Some countries with low fertility rates also have high death rates, such as Japan and much of Europe. This proportion likely reflects _______.
a. a large number of children in the population
b. a sex-ratio imbalance with low numbers of females
c. an aging population
d. a low median age
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