Exam 20: Population and Urbanization

In which stage of development did children become seen as an economic liability?

Shannon and her family decide that a move from rural Ireland to Dublin is the best bet for them to find employment.Which of the following factors is most likely to underlie this family's decision to move?

What is the Malthusian trap?

Sophia's community consists of many different immigrant groups,as well as a large population of gays and lesbians.According to Louis Wirth,what is Sophia's experience typical of?

Roxie has been informally studying urban life for several years.She has observed that people in the city seem to think and behave in ways that are very different from the ways that people thought and behaved in the small town where she grew up.What would the Chicago School members call what Roxie has observed in the city?

Brazil is characterized by more inequality of wealth than any other country in the world.This stark inequality is highly observable in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Newlyweds Ray and Esmé are spending their wedding night in a theme room at a hotel at the West Edmonton Mall.The following day,while they are looking for things to outfit their new marital home,they are also planning to ride the mall's rollercoaster and use the water park.What does John Hannigan call this aspect of life in the postmodern city?

Given his projections about population,which period in European development did Malthus most likely live in?

Franklin is studying the social structure of medieval European cities and wondering about the differences between them and cities today.What difference is he likely to find between the medieval cities and contemporary cities?

How are class divisions maintained in postmodern cities?

David,a Malthusian,believes that overpopulation is not a problem because in his nation,abortion is legal and widely practised,and in other parts of the world he believes that abortion and infanticide are practised widely.What do we call this type of population control?

Benny considers himself a Malthusian and agrees with Malthus that there are two undisputable "facts" about people.Which of the following is one of them?

Sabra knows that she must have a certain number of children to keep the population of her nation's growth stable.What do we call this number?

Over the years,Barbara has watched as older parts of the city are torn down and replaced by modern office towers.Which process of human ecology theory has Barbara been witnessing?

Which of the following has fertility below replacement level today?

According to the textbook,at approximately what point did the world population begin to "explode"?

Approximately what proportion of the world's nations has fertility levels below replacement level today?

A local real estate developer and group of investor use media to put pressure on a local politician to see that certain urban properties come up for public sale.What would Logan and Molotch call this group?

Several places in Asia experienced a fairly rapid drop in mortality due to economic growth,even as their rates of live births remained high.At which stage of the demographic transition theory are these places?

One of the criticisms against Louis Wirth's urban way of life is that he placed too much emphasis on social intimacy and networks of involvement.