The average life expectancy at birth of people in middle-income countries remains about 10 years less than that of people in very high-income countries; moreover, the life expectancy of people in low-income countries is as much as 20 years less than that of people in very high-income countries.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2The term __________ refers to a network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.
a. subsistence
b. lineage
c. kinship
d. heritage
Question 3An estimated _____ million Americans have some level of disability.
a. 19.7
b. 24.3
c. 33.3
d. 56.7
Question 4In 1990, the United Nations Development Program introduced the Human Development Index (HDI), establishing three new criteriain addition to gross domestic product (GDP)for measuring the level of development in a country: life expectancy, living standards, and education.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5In preindustrial societies, __________ provides the primary basis for social organization.
a. subsistence
b. lineage
c. kinship
d. heritage
Question 6_____ refers to an impairment that substantially limits one or more major activities that a person would normally do at a given stage of life and that may result in stigmatization or discrimination against that person.
a. Disability b. Physical deficiency
c. Dysfunctional ability d. Physical abnormality
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