1. Which of the following concepts refers to the maximum possible childbearing for women? a. Fecundity b. fertility c.

the refined birth rate d. the crude birth rate 2. In the preindustrial stage of technological development, population a. increases very slowly, with a high birth rate offset by a high death rate. b. decreases very rapidly c. increases rapidly due entirely to immigration. d. increases rapidly due mostly to natural increase. 3. Which of the following is considered a behavior placing people at high risk of HIV infection? a. sharing needles b. using drugs that unpair judgment c. All of these are correct. d. anal sex 4. The concept zero population growth refers to the level of reproduction that a. keeps the sex ratio steady at 100. b. produces a perfect age-sex pyramid. c. maintains population at a steady level. d. will take the population steadily downward to zero. 5. Society shapes human health because a. cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. b. societys technology affects peoples health. c. All of these are correct. d. social inequality affects a populations health. 6. The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is: a. Sexually transmitted diseases b. automobile accidents c. cigarette smoking d. drinking alcohol 7. fertility refers to: a. life expectancy for a nations population b. norms that encourages people to have children c. the maximum number of children a woman can have d. the incidence of childbearing in nations population 8. Through most of human history, families had many children because: a. children were a source of needed labor

b. birth control was not reliable c. high death rates meant that many children did not react adulthood d. all of the above are correct 9. community colleges are an important part of higher education in the united states because they: a. enroll almost 40 percent of college students b. greatly expand the opportunity to attend college c. enroll half of African American and Hispanic undergraduates d. all of the above are correct 10. the problem of functional illiteracy means that: a. many young people leave school without having learned basic skills b. many older people have forgotten the lessons they learned in school c. a significant share of U.S. children never attend school d. many teachers in U.S. schools do not know how to teach 11. assume that you support the school choice movement. What are you likely to say is the reason that U.S. public schools perform poorly? a. school have no competition b. some schools lack adequate funding c. the nation has a high poverty rate d. too many parents are involved in the schools 12. according to Theodore Sizer, rigid bureaucracy harms schooling by: a. imposing uniformity on culturally diverse schools. b. emphasizing test scores and other numerical ratings c. expecting all students to progress at the same rate d. all of the above are correct 13. getting into college in Japan, compared to the United States, is more a matter of: a. athletic ability b. performance on achievement test c. family ties d. being rich 14. a social-exchange analysis of family life is likely consider: a. how families keep society as a whole operating b. how families perpetuate social inequality c. how individuals select partners who offer about as much as they do to the relationship. d. how families regulate sexual activity 15. the term empty nest refers to: a. families whose children have grown and left home b. women who choose to remain single

c. women who marry but choose to remain childlees d. couples who are unable to have child 16. if a nation has a sex ratio of 108, as India does, it is very likely that parents there: a. value sons more than daughters b. value daughters more than sons c. value children of both sexes equally d. place little value on childre 17. the greatest cause of death among young people in the United States today is which of the following: a. cancer b. stroke c. accidents d. kidney disease 18. Malthus argued that: a. population would increase in geometric progression b. food and other resources would increase in arithmetic progression c. people would reproduce to a point beyond what the planet could support d. all of the above are correct 19. as income goes up among U.S. families, we find that: a. there is no difference in the share of children who attend college b. the share of children going to college goes down c. the share of children going to college goes up d. more women, but fewer men, go to college 20. current research on human genetics promises to: a. not just treat disease, but stop it before it develops b. give people information about their future medical condition c. allow parents to assess the health profile of a future of a future child d. all of the above are correct 21. which of the following correctly states the effect of additional schooling on average personal income? a. earning a high school diploma and a college degree does not change average personal income b. earning high school diploma does not affect personal income, but earning college degree raises personal income c. earning a high school diploma raises personal income, but earning a college degree does not affect personal income d. earning a high school diploma and earning a college degree both raises personal income

22. which of the following concepts refers to the maximum possible childbearing for women? a. the crude birth rate b. fertility c. fecundity d. the refined birth rate 23. demography is defined as the study of: a. democratic political systems b. human population c. the changes in human culture d. the natural environment 24. almost all adults who abuse children typically have what in common? a. they are middle class b. they are women c. they were abused themselves as children d. they were married at a very young age 25. which of the following statements correctly describes societies at the postindustrial level of economic development? a. birth rates are low b. death rates are low c. both A and B are true d. None of the above is correct 26. A system of marriage that unites one woman with two or more men is called: a. polygyny b. polygamy c. polyandry d. all of the above are correct 27. the concept euthanasia refers to: a. assisting in the death of a person suffering from a terminal illness b. peoples legal right to die c. providing medical treatment to seriously ill people d. providing medical assistance to those who cannot afford it 28. to improve U.S. schooling, A nation risk recommended: a. requiring all students to study more math, English, social studies, science, and computer science b. improving teacher training c. raising teachers salaries d. all of the above are correct

27. Approximately what share of U.S adults is overweight? a. one-fifth b. one-third c. two-thirds d. nine-tenths 28. Based on the text, which of the following categories of people would you expect to have the highest risk of divorce? a. b. c. d. young people who marry after a short courtship a couple facing a wanted and expected pregnancy a couple whose parents never experienced divorce All of the above are correct

29. Which of the following world regions is experiencing the most severe epidemic of AIDS? a. b. c. d. Latin America sub-saharian Africa the Middle East eastern Asia

30. Todays baby boomers are often called the sandwich generation because: a. b. c. d. of their love of fast food they do not easily mix family and work responsibilities their families rarely eat meals together they spend time caring for both children and aging parents.

31. The most difficult transition in married life is typically: a. the birth of a first child. b. the death of a spouse. c. the last child leaving home. d. retirement. 32. Looking for evidence about how much the traditional family is eroding, you might point to the fact that: a. singlehood is up. b. the divorce rate is up. c. more children are born to single mothers d. All of the above are correct. 33. Looking at countries around the world, what is the relationship between average income level and rate of population increase? a. The lower the average income, the greater the population increases. b. All nations are increasing at about the same rate. c. The higher the average income, the greater the population increases. d. Poor nations are holding steady, rich nations are decreasing.

34. Social epidemiology is the study of: a. b. c. d. the the the the biological basis of disease. availability of doctors around the world. age at which people die. distribution of health and illness in a population.

35. The basic idea behind demographic transition theory is: a. population development. b. population us. c. population d. All of the patterns reflect a societys level of technological increase will outstrip the planets ability to support increase is now mostly in high-income nations. above are correct.

36. Magnet schools encourage: a. students to specialize in specific areas of study. b. school busing for cultural diversity. c. students to take control of their own learning. d. students to complete their education in fewer years. 37. Mounting research suggest that cohabitation : a. b. c. d. strengthens a couple commitment to one another. may actually discourage marriage. increases the financial security of children. All of the above are correct.

38. Which of the following is a latent function of schooling? a. ensuring some common culture. b. teaching about the U.S way of life c. providing child-care d. teaching job skills. 39. Which sexually transmitted disease infects 50 million U.S adults (about one in five)? a. b. c. d. syphilis genital herpes gonorrhea AIDS

40. Looking across the life course (gender and health), which of the following statements is correct? a. Women have a higher suicide rate than men. b. Men have fewer accidents than women. c. Women generally have better health than men. d. Old people generally have better health than young people.

41. Advancing medical technology has attacked infectious disease in poor countries with what result? a. Almost nothing: This technology has had little effect. b. Populations have increase rapidly. c. Death rates have dropped to near zero. d. Most children die earlier in life than ever before. 42. Which of the following disease is the biggest killer in todays high-income nations ? a. Heart Disease. b. influenza. c. pneumonia d. cholera. 43. One result of tracking in schools is that: a. the brightest students get the worst teachers. b. students do not get to study what they are interested in . c. the students who get the best schooling are usually those who are more privileged to begin with. d. students from disadvantaged backgrounds end up in higher tracks where they cannot do the work. 45. Which of the following concept refers to the number of live births in a given year for every thousand people in a population? a. fertility. b. refined birth rate. c. crude birth rate. d. fecundity 46. Which of the following are reasons for the rise in divorce rates in the United States? a. rising individualism. b. romantic love often fades. c. more women are less economically dependent on men. d. All of the above are correct. 47. In the United States, the focus of education has always been: a. b. c. d. what is philosophical. what is practical and job-related. what is theoretical. All of the above.

48. The concept endogamy refers to marriage between: a. people of the same sex. b. people of different social categories. c. people of the same social category. d. people related by birth. 49. In todays high income nations, children are: a. an economic asset. b. an economic liability.

c. able to learn more than what parents spend to raise them. d. leaving home to go to work earlier in life than ever before. 50. In global perspective, the crude birth rate of high income nations such as the United States is: a. much higher than average. b. slightly higher than average. c. about equal to the average. d. below average 51. The demographic measure called the sex ratio refers to : a. the number of females for every 100 males in the population b.the number of males for every 100 females in the population c. how easily couples conceive children. d. the ratio of children to adults in a population. 52. A family that includes parents, children and other kin is called a. a nuclear family b. a family of affinity c. a conjugal family d. an extended family 53. Which of the following statements about gender and health is correct ? a. old people generally have better health than young people. b. Women generally have better health than men. c. Women have a higher suicide rate than men d. Men have fewer accidents than a woman. 54. Applying the sociological perspective, we see that the high rate of obesity in the United States reflects a. bad personal choices people make about their lives. b. our long history as a nation of people with poor health. c. All of these are correct d. cultural forces that encourage people to eat large amounts of unhealthy fast food