Exam 8: Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

California appears to be a harbinger of the demographic future of the United States.

When Parenti speaks of a "gradual Third-Worldization," he is referring to a diminishing middle class.

______, the leading cause of dementia, rises from less than 4% of those age 65-74 to nearly half of those 85 or older.

Parenti's concept of a "gradual third worldization" involves _______.

We are in the midst of three societal earthquakes, which include

Assimilation is the process by which individuals or groups adopt the ________ of another group.

If the historical past of the United States is a guide, the new immigrants will

While the elderly comprise 13% of the U.S. population, they consume more than 33% of the nation's health care.

Most undocumented immigrants are young, male, and Mexican.

Identify four facts to support the idea that the United States is shifting from an Anglo-white society to a society with three large-scale ethnic minorities.

S. multinational corporations have invested heavily in foreign countries because production is more profitable there, mainly because of cheap, non-unionized labor and the relative lack of regulations.

Elderly women are much more likely than elderly men to be poor.

Discuss the evidence used in examining the question of whether or not immigrants take jobs from U.S. citizens and are a drain on society's resources.

The working poor are disproportionately________.

The elderly account for more than one-third of all spending for prescription drugs.

Identify which of the following conditions contribute(s) to the declining middle class?

In the American workplace, women

The first fundamental turning point in human history was the ________ Revolution.

Florida has been the state most affected by the new immigration, and the non-white population is now a majority.

If the historical past of the United States is a guide, the new immigrants will reject assimilation.