Question 1

Population controls in China have:

Accepted Answer

A)  worked because the government provides disincentives for families with more than one child 
B)  worked because parents who murder their children are not prosecuted, especially if the murdered children are girls 
C)  not worked because most Chinese are religious, and their beliefs do not allow the use of contraceptives 
D)  not worked because most children in China are born outside of marriage, and the government cannot control this trend 
E)  not worked because the decentralized structure of the Chinese government impedes any social change 
A)  worked because the government provides disincentives for families with more than one child 
B)  worked because parents who murder their children are not prosecuted, especially if the murdered children are girls 
C)  not worked because most Chinese are religious, and their beliefs do not allow the use of contraceptives 
D)  not worked because most children in China are born outside of marriage, and the government cannot control this trend 
E)  not worked because the decentralized structure of the Chinese government impedes any social change

Question 2

Although the Chinese government's population policies were successful,they have had some unintended consequences,one of which was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  a highly skewed sex ratio where women outnumber men will lead to low rates of marriage among the least desirable men 
B)  low birthrates will not provide enough adult children to care for their aging parents 
C)  more parents will abort male fetuses or put infant sons up for adoption 
D)  parents are never allowed to have more than one child. 
E)  All these are unintended consequences of the population policies. 
A)  a highly skewed sex ratio where women outnumber men will lead to low rates of marriage among the least desirable men 
B)  low birthrates will not provide enough adult children to care for their aging parents 
C)  more parents will abort male fetuses or put infant sons up for adoption 
D)  parents are never allowed to have more than one child. 
E)  All these are unintended consequences of the population policies.

Question 3

Of the following trends,the one that is a latent consequence of the decline in the manufacturing economy in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the low unemployment in cities that relied on industry for their economy 
B)  a decrease in the feminization of poverty 
C)  a large number of men considered desirable for marriage 
D)  an increase in female-headed, single-parent households 
E)  the growing number of racial minorities moving to suburban neighborhoods 
A)  the low unemployment in cities that relied on industry for their economy 
B)  a decrease in the feminization of poverty 
C)  a large number of men considered desirable for marriage 
D)  an increase in female-headed, single-parent households 
E)  the growing number of racial minorities moving to suburban neighborhoods

Question 4

According research by John Logan and Harvey Molotch (1987),the key factors structuring modern city neighborhoods are:

Accepted Answer

A)  tensions and conflicts between different groups around the use of property 
B)  ecological processes 
C)  urban ways of life 
D)  acts of collective consumption 
E)  acts of collective conscience 
A)  tensions and conflicts between different groups around the use of property 
B)  ecological processes 
C)  urban ways of life 
D)  acts of collective consumption 
E)  acts of collective conscience

Question 5

The first society to undergo industrialization was in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  the United States 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Indochina 
E)  Russia 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  the United States 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Indochina 
E)  Russia

Question 6

The renewal process in which more affluent groups renovate older buildings and begin moving back into to rundown neighborhoods is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  urbanization 
B)  gentrification 
C)  consumption 
D)  transformation 
E)  Malthusianism 
A)  urbanization 
B)  gentrification 
C)  consumption 
D)  transformation 
E)  Malthusianism

Question 7

Mexico City is one of the most polluted cities in the world because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  is the most populated city in the world 
B)  has a large number of poor people 
C)  has strict regulations against dumping toxins in nearby rivers 
D)  has built buildings on nearly 95% of the land 
E)  has a large number of cars, buses, trucks, and inadequate roads combined with industrial pollutants 
A)  is the most populated city in the world 
B)  has a large number of poor people 
C)  has strict regulations against dumping toxins in nearby rivers 
D)  has built buildings on nearly 95% of the land 
E)  has a large number of cars, buses, trucks, and inadequate roads combined with industrial pollutants

Question 8

Louis Wirth saw that an approach explaining how the cultural life of cities comes to dominate areas outside cities as well is:

Accepted Answer

A)  urban ecology 
B)  urbanism as a way of life 
C)  the created-environment approach to urban analysis 
D)  collective consumption 
E)  the collective conscience 
A)  urban ecology 
B)  urbanism as a way of life 
C)  the created-environment approach to urban analysis 
D)  collective consumption 
E)  the collective conscience

Population controls in China have:

Although the Chinese government's population policies were successful,they have had some unintended consequences,one of which was that:

Of the following trends,the one that is a latent consequence of the decline in the manufacturing economy in the United States is:

According research by John Logan and Harvey Molotch (1987),the key factors structuring modern city neighborhoods are:

The first society to undergo industrialization was in:

The renewal process in which more affluent groups renovate older buildings and begin moving back into to rundown neighborhoods is called:

Mexico City is one of the most polluted cities in the world because it:

Louis Wirth saw that an approach explaining how the cultural life of cities comes to dominate areas outside cities as well is:

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Exam 19: Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Population controls in China have:

Although the Chinese government's population policies were successful,they have had some unintended consequences,one of which was that:

Of the following trends,the one that is a latent consequence of the decline in the manufacturing economy in the United States is:

According research by John Logan and Harvey Molotch (1987),the key factors structuring modern city neighborhoods are:

The first society to undergo industrialization was in:

The renewal process in which more affluent groups renovate older buildings and begin moving back into to rundown neighborhoods is called:

Mexico City is one of the most polluted cities in the world because it:

Louis Wirth saw that an approach explaining how the cultural life of cities comes to dominate areas outside cities as well is:

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Socialization And The Life Cycle

Social Interaction And Everyday Life In The Age Of The Internet

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity And Race

Aging

Government, political Power, and Social Movements

Work And Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Globalization In A Changing World

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