What is deindustrialization? How is deindustrialization linked to the Information Revolution? Point to several specific ways in which these processes affected the U.S. economy.
What is an Ideal response?
Since the UN began funding family planning programs in developing nations there has been a(an) __________.
A) decline in the number of children born in less developed nations
B) increase in the number of children born in less developed nations
C) decline in the number of women using contraception
D) increase in the relative poverty rate in less developed nations
If you claim that basic change is needed to our economic system in order to solve our current problems, from which political point of view are you speaking?
a. conservative
b. radical-right
c. radical-left
d. liberal
The structural-functional approach, which suggests that technological change ends up improving society, can be criticized for being too
a. optimistic.
b. pessimistic.
c. radical.
d. micro-level.
From which political point of view would you place great trust in the working of the market?
a. liberal
b. conservative
c. radical left
d. Marxist
In the first stage of modern demographic transition the __________.
A) population growth is low
B) birth rate is low
C) death rate is low
D) economy is predominantly agricultural
The social-conflict approach understands work by
a. focusing on how people construct the reality of their lives.
b. treating society as a system that can rebound from disruptions caused by workplace changes.
c. emphasizing social inequality.
d. providing insights about how real people feel about their jobs.
There is a(n) __________ relationship between per capita GNP and population growth rates.
A) causal
B) indirect
C) inverse
D) insignificant
China's one-child policy is __________.
A) punishable by death if not followed
B) considered a human rights violation
C) followed by the entire population
D) not universal within the country
Which theoretical approach highlights the meaning that people attach to the jobs they hold and the work they perform?
a. structural functional
b. symbolic interaction
c. social conflict
d. feminist