Question 1

Of the following countries,which are exhibiting population momentum?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan and the Sudan 
B) Japan and the United States 
C) Japan,the United States,and Sudan 
D) the United States and Sudan 
A) Japan and the Sudan 
B) Japan and the United States 
C) Japan,the United States,and Sudan 
D) the United States and Sudan B

Question 2

How do fertility and mortality change during the first demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) They transition from low fertility and high mortality to high fertility and low mortality. 
B) They transition from high fertility and low mortality to low fertility and high mortality. 
C) They transition from low fertility and low mortality to high fertility and high mortality. 
D) They transition from high fertility and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality. 
A) They transition from low fertility and high mortality to high fertility and low mortality. 
B) They transition from high fertility and low mortality to low fertility and high mortality. 
C) They transition from low fertility and low mortality to high fertility and high mortality. 
D) They transition from high fertility and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality. D

Question 3

Summarize the reasons population research is useful for society and some of the kinds of population trends demographers study.

Accepted Answer

Population research is useful to societies for many reasons.Specifically,population analysis is essential for anticipating future social needs of the country,for defining political boundaries,for allocating funds for social development and/or economic growth initiatives,and for government policies.Some of the trends demographers specifically study are racial and ethnic composition of the population,trends in the marriage and family,employment,and life expectancy or other social health variables.

Question 4

Amelia and Ken were both born in the 1990s.Jennifer and Calvin were both born in the 1960s.Which of the following is true about these two pairs of people?

Accepted Answer

A) They belong to different birth cohorts. 
B) They are all baby boomers. 
C) They are all members of the same family. 
D) They all have the same life expectancy. 
A) They belong to different birth cohorts. 
B) They are all baby boomers. 
C) They are all members of the same family. 
D) They all have the same life expectancy.

Question 5

Why might social planners building retirement communities want to know about healthy life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A) This metric tells them how long the elderly population can live free from limitations in activity. 
B) This metric tells them how vulnerable the elderly population is to infectious disease. 
C) This metric directly relates to the epidemiological transition. 
D) This metric helps estimate total life expectancy. 
A) This metric tells them how long the elderly population can live free from limitations in activity. 
B) This metric tells them how vulnerable the elderly population is to infectious disease. 
C) This metric directly relates to the epidemiological transition. 
D) This metric helps estimate total life expectancy.

Question 6

What factors are most relevant in comparing Sudan's age pyramid to Canada's?

Accepted Answer

A) Despite high fertility rates,Sudan's poverty leads to a higher mortality rate for infants and children. 
B) Sudan is at replacement fertility.On average,a child is born for every person who dies. 
C) Sudan is poor,but its population is educated.More Sudanese are practicing birth control to maintain healthy population numbers. 
D) Sudan is fast approaching lower mortality and fertility rates.It will soon mirror the United States in its age pyramid. 
A) Despite high fertility rates,Sudan's poverty leads to a higher mortality rate for infants and children. 
B) Sudan is at replacement fertility.On average,a child is born for every person who dies. 
C) Sudan is poor,but its population is educated.More Sudanese are practicing birth control to maintain healthy population numbers. 
D) Sudan is fast approaching lower mortality and fertility rates.It will soon mirror the United States in its age pyramid.

Question 7

What factor plays a key role in determining why the population of Japan will most likely age more quickly than the Canadian population?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan's fertility rate has maintained its below-replacement rate for many decades. 
B) Japan's medical advances surpass those of Canada. 
C) The Canadian mortality rate is considerably higher than Japan's. 
D) The lack of respect for the elderly in the Canada hinders the quality of care they receive. 
A) Japan's fertility rate has maintained its below-replacement rate for many decades. 
B) Japan's medical advances surpass those of Canada. 
C) The Canadian mortality rate is considerably higher than Japan's. 
D) The lack of respect for the elderly in the Canada hinders the quality of care they receive.

Question 8

John is interested in studying the changing values and norms around fertility and resulting fertility decline.Which of the following countries most likely is the best location for John to focus his research?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) Sudan 
C) Mexico 
D) Saudi Arabia 
A) the United States 
B) Sudan 
C) Mexico 
D) Saudi Arabia

Question 9

Explain which factors influence fertility and how.

Accepted Answer

Demographers have shown how infant morta

Question 10

How old were the oldest baby boomers in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 to 54 
B) 60 to 64 
C) 70 to 74 
D) 80 to 84 
A) 50 to 54 
B) 60 to 64 
C) 70 to 74 
D) 80 to 84

Question 11

Given that Japan's fertility has been between 1.2 and 1.4 for several decades,there is a distinct possibility that in the future Japan will experience a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) sharp drop in infant mortality 
B) slow and steady increase in population 
C) slow and steady decline in population 
D) very rapid decline in population 
A) sharp drop in infant mortality 
B) slow and steady increase in population 
C) slow and steady decline in population 
D) very rapid decline in population

Question 12

In 2014 Harold turned 65.For his birthday,his wife took him on a two-week vacation to Europe.Which of the following is most true about Harold?

Accepted Answer

A) He is a member of the baby boom generation. 
B) He is highly susceptible to infectious disease. 
C) He is probably not able to retire. 
D) He is most likely receiving hospice care. 
A) He is a member of the baby boom generation. 
B) He is highly susceptible to infectious disease. 
C) He is probably not able to retire. 
D) He is most likely receiving hospice care.

Question 13

A key adjective associated with chronic diseases or chronic health conditions is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) acute 
B) mild 
C) persistent 
D) recurring 
A) acute 
B) mild 
C) persistent 
D) recurring

Question 14

Changing norms and values about fertility occur at what stage of demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A) before the first stage 
B) during the first stage 
C) during the second stage 
D) during the intermediate stage 
A) before the first stage 
B) during the first stage 
C) during the second stage 
D) during the intermediate stage

Question 15

The effects of infectious disease are most likely to shape the epidemiological condition of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Japan only 
B) the United States only 
C) Sudan 
D) Japan and the United States 
A) Japan only 
B) the United States only 
C) Sudan 
D) Japan and the United States

Question 16

A census conducts a(n)__________ of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) count 
B) experiment 
C) budget assessment 
D) epidemiological transition 
A) count 
B) experiment 
C) budget assessment 
D) epidemiological transition

Question 17

Women,on average,have to produce __________ offspring to achieve replacement fertility,according to demographers.

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1.5 
C) 2.1 
D) 3.5 
A) 0 
B) 1.5 
C) 2.1 
D) 3.5

Question 18

According to current statistics,how many Americans over 18 report having a chronic disease?

Accepted Answer

A) almost one in six 
B) almost one-quarter 
C) almost half 
D) almost one-third 
A) almost one in six 
B) almost one-quarter 
C) almost half 
D) almost one-third

Question 19

At the peak of the baby boom,how many children,on average,did Canadian women have?

Accepted Answer

A) 6.7 children 
B) 5.7 children 
C) 4.7 children 
D) 3.8 children 
A) 6.7 children 
B) 5.7 children 
C) 4.7 children 
D) 3.8 children

Question 20

Before the Industrial Revolution society was largely __________.

Accepted Answer

A) agrarian 
B) institutionalized 
C) mechanized 
D) polarized 
A) agrarian 
B) institutionalized 
C) mechanized 
D) polarized

Of the following countries,which are exhibiting population momentum?

How do fertility and mortality change during the first demographic transition?

Summarize the reasons population research is useful for society and some of the kinds of population trends demographers study.

Amelia and Ken were both born in the 1990s.Jennifer and Calvin were both born in the 1960s.Which of the following is true about these two pairs of people?

Why might social planners building retirement communities want to know about healthy life expectancy?

What factors are most relevant in comparing Sudan's age pyramid to Canada's?

What factor plays a key role in determining why the population of Japan will most likely age more quickly than the Canadian population?

John is interested in studying the changing values and norms around fertility and resulting fertility decline.Which of the following countries most likely is the best location for John to focus his research?

Explain which factors influence fertility and how.

How old were the oldest baby boomers in 2010?

Given that Japan's fertility has been between 1.2 and 1.4 for several decades,there is a distinct possibility that in the future Japan will experience a __________.

In 2014 Harold turned 65.For his birthday,his wife took him on a two-week vacation to Europe.Which of the following is most true about Harold?

A key adjective associated with chronic diseases or chronic health conditions is __________.

Changing norms and values about fertility occur at what stage of demographic transition?

The effects of infectious disease are most likely to shape the epidemiological condition of __________.

A census conducts a(n)__________ of the population.

Women,on average,have to produce __________ offspring to achieve replacement fertility,according to demographers.

According to current statistics,how many Americans over 18 report having a chronic disease?

At the peak of the baby boom,how many children,on average,did Canadian women have?

Before the Industrial Revolution society was largely __________.

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Of the following countries,which are exhibiting population momentum?

How do fertility and mortality change during the first demographic transition?

Summarize the reasons population research is useful for society and some of the kinds of population trends demographers study.

Amelia and Ken were both born in the 1990s.Jennifer and Calvin were both born in the 1960s.Which of the following is true about these two pairs of people?

Why might social planners building retirement communities want to know about healthy life expectancy?

What factors are most relevant in comparing Sudan's age pyramid to Canada's?

What factor plays a key role in determining why the population of Japan will most likely age more quickly than the Canadian population?

John is interested in studying the changing values and norms around fertility and resulting fertility decline.Which of the following countries most likely is the best location for John to focus his research?

Explain which factors influence fertility and how.

How old were the oldest baby boomers in 2010?

Given that Japan's fertility has been between 1.2 and 1.4 for several decades,there is a distinct possibility that in the future Japan will experience a __________.

In 2014 Harold turned 65.For his birthday,his wife took him on a two-week vacation to Europe.Which of the following is most true about Harold?

A key adjective associated with chronic diseases or chronic health conditions is __________.

Changing norms and values about fertility occur at what stage of demographic transition?

The effects of infectious disease are most likely to shape the epidemiological condition of __________.

A census conducts a(n)__________ of the population.

Women,on average,have to produce __________ offspring to achieve replacement fertility,according to demographers.

According to current statistics,how many Americans over 18 report having a chronic disease?

At the peak of the baby boom,how many children,on average,did Canadian women have?

Before the Industrial Revolution society was largely __________.

The Sociological Imagination

Social Theory

Studying the Social World

Social Interaction

Social Structure

Culture, media, and Communication

Power and Politics

Markets, organizations, and Work

Social Stratification, inequality, and Poverty

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Families and Family Life

Sociology of Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Crime, deviance, and Social Control

Social Movements and Revolutions

Environmental Sociology

Globalization

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