The crude birth rate is calculated by:
a. number of births minus deaths per year
b. number of births per year
c. number of births per 1,000 members of the population
d. number of births per 100,000 members of the population
Question 2The author of the text maintains that in the United States
a. inequality is easily hidden at extremes of poverty and wealth.
b. inequality is obvious at all levels of poverty and wealth.
c. inequality does not exist to any real extent.
e. poverty is hidden, great wealth is out in the open.
Question 3According to Harper and Leicht's article, American Social Trends, social trends are distinguished from social movements in that trends are
a. more abstract
b. more directional
c. longer lasting
d. a, b, and c are all correct.
Question 4The work place is male-dominated largely because men have kept women in subordinate roles at work and home, and men act in their own best interests to retain power and keep women out of certain occupations.
a. true
b. false
Question 5Marginal firms where product demand is unstable, jobs characterized by poor working conditions, low wages, few opportunities for advancement, and little job security characterize the primary sector of the labor market.
a. true
b. false