Demographic transition theory has three main stages to population change.
a. True
b. False
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Question 2Which of the following is false with respect to deviant communities?
a. Joining a deviant community closes one off from conventional society and tends to solidify deviant careers.
b. Subcultural norms and values reinforce the deviant label both inside and outside the deviant group, thus reinforcing deviant behavior.
c.Disapproval of an individual member from the out-group may only enhance one's status within the in-group.
d. Deviant communities are often indistinguishable from normative society to outsiders.
Question 3It wasn't until 1990s that most countries recognized population growth as a problem.
a. True
b. False
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Question 4Which of these statements about deviant identity from a labeling perspective is false?
a. A deviant identity usually emerges over time.
b. A deviant identity is developed through a process of interaction with others.
c. Deviant identity involves how other people view the target of the deviant label.
d. A deviant identity is simple to change.
Question 5According to Malthusian theory, a population grows faster than the subsistence needed to sustain it.
a. True
b. False
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Question 6In their research on the American prison system, Bruce Western (2007) and Jeffrey Reiman (2007) note that the prison system is designed to
a. train and socialize prisoners into a career of secondary deviance.
b. help prisoners repay their debt to society.
c. give prisoners marketable skills that will keep them from returning to prison.
d. make prisoners more respectable.
Question 7The current population of the United States is more than 316 million.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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