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Question 1
5 / 5 pts
(TCO 8) _____ is the incidence of childbearing in a country’s population, while _____ refers to maximum
possible childbearing.
Fertility; fecundity
Active fertility; childbearing potential
Birth rate; population growth
Fertility; childbearing potential
Fecundity; fertility
Chapter 15
Question 2
5 / 5 pts
(TCO 8) According to Emile Durkheim, while traditional, rural societies were built on _____, modern urban
societies are held together by _____.

Chapter 15
Question 3
5 / 5 pts
(TCO 3) The concept of modernity refers to changes in social patterns brought on by which of the
following?
Chapter 16
Question 4
5 / 5 pts
(TCO 3) What is an appropriate criticism of the Logic of Growth arguments?

Chapter 15
Question 5
5 / 5 pts
(TCO 8) The environmental racism thesis falls within which theoretical approach?
The structural-functional approach
The sociobiology approach
The symbolic-interaction approach
The social-conflict approach
The social-exchange approach
Chapter 15
Question 6
5 / 5 pts
(TCO 3) David Riesman believes that pre-industrial societies promote _____, while modern societies
promote _____.

Chapter 16
Incorrect Question 7
0 / 5 pts
(TCO 3) Which theory states that social movements arise among people who feel they lack enough
income, basic rights, or human dignity?
Chapter 16
Question 8
5 / 5 pts
(TCO 8) Medical science can keep a person’s body alive, on machines, long after their vital organs have
failed. However, there is no agreement among religious and ethical leaders about how to decide when to
unplug those machines. This example illustrates _____.

Culture lag
Chapter 16