Question 1

Which term refers to the process by which members of the middle and upper-middle classes move into the central city area and renovate existing properties?

Accepted Answer

A)  invasion 
B)  urbanization 
C)  gentrification 
D)  relocation 
A)  invasion 
B)  urbanization 
C)  gentrification 
D)  relocation

Question 2

Rita's family left the Democratic Republic of Congo to avoid violence and political unrest.What term best describes this type of movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  emigration 
B)  relocation 
C)  exile 
D)  gentrification 
A)  emigration 
B)  relocation 
C)  exile 
D)  gentrification

Question 3

Eric is teaching a course on the distinctive social and psychological patterns of life typically found in the city.Which of the following terms best describes the focus of Eric's course?

Accepted Answer

A)  migration 
B)  urbanism 
C)  cosmopolitanism 
D)  environmental determinism 
A)  migration 
B)  urbanism 
C)  cosmopolitanism 
D)  environmental determinism

Question 4

Refer to Scenario 1.What is one potential outcome of projects such as this that is characteristic of the postmodern city?

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of safety,privacy,and luxury 
B)  social cohesion 
C)  inclusivity 
D)  fragmentation 
A)  feelings of safety,privacy,and luxury 
B)  social cohesion 
C)  inclusivity 
D)  fragmentation

Question 5

Two hundred years ago,approximately what percentage of the world's population lived in cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 percent 
B)  13 percent 
C)  23 percent 
D)  43 percent 
A)  3 percent 
B)  13 percent 
C)  23 percent 
D)  43 percent

Question 6

Explain how the baby boom affected the age structure of the Canadian population.

Accepted Answer

This resulted in a large number of young

Question 7

If there is a mass influx of people into Canada to take up residency,which of the following will increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  migration 
B)  immigration 
C)  emigration 
D)  geographic mobility 
A)  migration 
B)  immigration 
C)  emigration 
D)  geographic mobility

Question 8

What term describes a series of bar graphs divided into five-year age cohorts,with the left side depicting the number or percentage of males in each age bracket and the right side providing the same information for females?

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic diagram 
B)  population pyramid 
C)  ecological portrait 
D)  actuarial graph 
A)  demographic diagram 
B)  population pyramid 
C)  ecological portrait 
D)  actuarial graph

Question 9

Refer to Scenario 1.If a group of youth came to the new mall and attempted to just sit for hours at a time in one of the food courts without purchasing anything,a postmodern perspective would argue that it is likely security guards would have them removed.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are youth and assumed to be causing trouble. 
B)  While we all have free access to public space,we can all be denied entrance to private space even if that space is open to the public. 
C)  Spaces open to the public are necessarily public spaces and therefore all patrons have unlimited access. 
D)  They have invaded the private space of other patrons. 
A)  They are youth and assumed to be causing trouble. 
B)  While we all have free access to public space,we can all be denied entrance to private space even if that space is open to the public. 
C)  Spaces open to the public are necessarily public spaces and therefore all patrons have unlimited access. 
D)  They have invaded the private space of other patrons.

Question 10

Many countries in the world measure the extent of prenatal care,maternal nutrition,and childbirth procedures in their populations.What do these three measures reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  premature death rate 
B)  child death index 
C)  infant mortality rate 
D)  child morbidity rate 
A)  premature death rate 
B)  child death index 
C)  infant mortality rate 
D)  child morbidity rate

Question 11

The Shaws have recently moved from Scotland to Canada.What demographic trend(s)do they demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration 
B)  emigration 
C)  emigration and immigration 
D)  geographic mobility 
A)  immigration 
B)  emigration 
C)  emigration and immigration 
D)  geographic mobility

Question 12

According to the text,which statement accurately reflects immigration and the law in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Asians were exempt from harsh discrimination when they began to immigrate in 1903 to work as labourers on the Canadian Pacific Railway. 
B)  Like other Western countries,Canada restricted the entry of non-white immigrants and curtailed the rights of those admitted through racist and exclusionary policies. 
C)  Immigration policy was open for admission of Jews,especially during the Holocaust. 
D)  Canada still overtly discriminates against visible minority immigrants. 
A)  South Asians were exempt from harsh discrimination when they began to immigrate in 1903 to work as labourers on the Canadian Pacific Railway. 
B)  Like other Western countries,Canada restricted the entry of non-white immigrants and curtailed the rights of those admitted through racist and exclusionary policies. 
C)  Immigration policy was open for admission of Jews,especially during the Holocaust. 
D)  Canada still overtly discriminates against visible minority immigrants.

Question 13

Why is demography and important subfield in sociology?

Accepted Answer

Demography is a subfield of sociology th

Question 14

In most of the industrialized world,women are having fewer children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of Gans's (1982)major categories of adaptation among urban dwellers?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic villagers 
B)  urbanites 
C)  deprived 
D)  migrants 
A)  ethnic villagers 
B)  urbanites 
C)  deprived 
D)  migrants

Question 16

Significant population growth due to high birth rates and lower death rates is typical of which stage of demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4 
A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4

Question 17

Distinguish among fertility,mortality,and migration as sociological concepts.

Accepted Answer

Changes in populations occur as a result

Question 18

Compare and contrast feminist and conflict perspectives on cities.

Accepted Answer

Feminist theorists believe that cities r

Question 19

Which of the following accurately reflects the baby boom?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurred in some industrialized countries right before World War II. 
B)  It was the dramatic increase in births between 1946 and 1966. 
C)  It was the dramatic increase in births between 1975 and 1989. 
D)  It continued the long-term upward trend in birth rates. 
A)  It occurred in some industrialized countries right before World War II. 
B)  It was the dramatic increase in births between 1946 and 1966. 
C)  It was the dramatic increase in births between 1975 and 1989. 
D)  It continued the long-term upward trend in birth rates.

Question 20

Today,approximately what percentage of the world's population lives in cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  almost 20 percent 
B)  more than 35 percent 
C)  almost 50 percent 
D)  almost 60 percent 
A)  almost 20 percent 
B)  more than 35 percent 
C)  almost 50 percent 
D)  almost 60 percent

Exam 23: Demographic and Urbanization Issues

Which term refers to the process by which members of the middle and upper-middle classes move into the central city area and renovate existing properties?

Rita's family left the Democratic Republic of Congo to avoid violence and political unrest.What term best describes this type of movement?

Eric is teaching a course on the distinctive social and psychological patterns of life typically found in the city.Which of the following terms best describes the focus of Eric's course?

Refer to Scenario 1.What is one potential outcome of projects such as this that is characteristic of the postmodern city?

Two hundred years ago,approximately what percentage of the world's population lived in cities?

Explain how the baby boom affected the age structure of the Canadian population.

If there is a mass influx of people into Canada to take up residency,which of the following will increase?

What term describes a series of bar graphs divided into five-year age cohorts,with the left side depicting the number or percentage of males in each age bracket and the right side providing the same information for females?

Refer to Scenario 1.If a group of youth came to the new mall and attempted to just sit for hours at a time in one of the food courts without purchasing anything,a postmodern perspective would argue that it is likely security guards would have them removed.Why?

Many countries in the world measure the extent of prenatal care,maternal nutrition,and childbirth procedures in their populations.What do these three measures reflect?

The Shaws have recently moved from Scotland to Canada.What demographic trend(s)do they demonstrate?

According to the text,which statement accurately reflects immigration and the law in Canada?

Why is demography and important subfield in sociology?

In most of the industrialized world,women are having fewer children.

Which of the following is NOT one of Gans's (1982)major categories of adaptation among urban dwellers?

Significant population growth due to high birth rates and lower death rates is typical of which stage of demographic transition?

Distinguish among fertility,mortality,and migration as sociological concepts.

Compare and contrast feminist and conflict perspectives on cities.

Which of the following accurately reflects the baby boom?

Today,approximately what percentage of the world's population lives in cities?

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