A. polyandry
B. polygamy
C. polygyny
A. the ultimate source of social control
B. institutionalized social control
C. a way of insuring absolute freedom for citizens
B. happens only in industrial societies
C. occurs with greater frequency in extended families
D. is a function of social class
B. total anarchy
C. quasi-anarchy
D. full cooperation
A. change in the distribution of power
B. technological progress
C. climactic changes from the ice age to global heating
A. the rate at which infants survive past their first year
B. the rate a which the elderly die in any given year
C. deaths of infants before they are one year old
B. Understanding mathematical concepts
C. Formation of youth leadership groups
D. Reinforcement of grammatical forms in language
A. promoting nationalism
C. encouraging social mobility
D. maintaining the class system
A. population pyramid
B. fertility rate
C. population growth rate
A. infidelity
B. incompatibility
D. personality differences
A. serial or throwaway marriages
B. the jailing of spouse abusers and marital rapists
D. male bonding and tribalism
A. a standard metropolitan area
B. an ecological city
D. a repetition of the Greek polis
A. Reconstituted family
C. Blended family
D. Single-parent family
A. establish a stable social organization
B. appear only in traditional societies
C. are only characteristic of theocracies
A. the rules of ritual observance
C. a justification of the function of religion
D. the sympathetic interpretation of myths
A. means freedom and happiness
B. is a normal process from which people quickly recover?
C. none of the above
A. are always progressive
C. are equally successful in all types of societies
D. have brought about both communism and fascism
A. are too expensive
B. are doomed to total disorganization
D. will revert to rural areas within a short time
A. having the individual lose his/her identity
C. decreasing a persons sense of security
D. making life anxiety-ridden
A. a city with a subway system
C. several small towns
D. the city only
A. Zoroastrianism
B. Christianity
C. Shintoism
B. very dependable allies
C. the need to build up the U.S military apparatus
D. assurance that allies will back up U.S
A. show business
B. sports
D. gossip
A. the law
B. God
C. the Bible
A. rational-legal authority
B. the authority of force
D. charismatic authority
A. international economics
B. international security affairs
C. international law
A. are an old phenomenon
C. represent the great majority of couples
D. are predominantly homosexual
A. SMSAs (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas)
B. MSAs (Micropolitan Statistical Areas)
D. CMSAs (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas)
A. are quite content with their lot
B. experience constant elation
D. all of the above
B. Schumpeterian system
C. Topeka system
D. Birmingham system
A. Indians (natives of India)
B. Muslim
C. Hasidic Jews
B. war
C. health care
D. public education
A. among college-educated high-income groups
B. is most popular among the 24-35 age group
D. among working couples
A. none of the above
B. is highest among white teenagers
D. has soared in the past two years
B. help people improve their lives
C. attain immortality
D. deal with reality
A. Being in a day-care center with other children of the same age
B. Spending at least 20 hours with a person other than the mother
C. Being cared for by the biological mother even if she would rather work outside the house
B. serial marriage
C. lunacy
A. the statuses and roles that enforce the law
B. the legitimate use of force within a territory
C. all of the above
B. are things like banks and schools
D. make up cultural components
A. the grass being greener in the suburbs
B. skin color only
D. homogeneous families
B. of high birth rates
C. cultural values encourage large families
D. of lower death rates
A. another name for atheism
C. a doctrine of personal transcendence
D. a branch of Roman Catholicism
A. residents who make up an economic underclass
D. slums
A. low death rates high birthrates
B. high births high death rates
C. low birth rates low death rates
B. refers to a wide range of maltreatment
C. includes physical and emotional neglect
D. has a victimization rate of 12.3 per 1,000 children
A. transient reality
B. transpersonal reality
D. paranormal reality
B. the ecosystem is disturbed
C. biological capital is lost
D. the environment is degraded
A. increased in number since 1970
C. generally a lower income than two-parent families
D. greater emotional stress in dealing with children
A. territories
B. principalities
D. dominions
A. agriculture and horticulture
C. fishing and mining
D. low population growth and low density
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