A. the migration of people from rural to urban centers
B. a set of attitudes and a way of life distinct from the rural
C. the growth of cities and suburbs at the expense of rural areas
D. the study of the growth and decline of populations
Related Mcqs:
- Urbanism is associated with_____________________?
A. extended families
B. Gemeinschaft society
C. increase in anomie and alienation
D. public transportation - Deviance is defined as________________?
A. breaking legal codes
B. behavior forbidden by religion
C. behavior that passes the limits of what the social group tolerates
D. any violation of societal norms - Personality must be considered as________________?
A. interplay between environment and learned behavior
B. a result of biology alone
C. role demands
D. more a function of heredity than anything else - The author of a famous treatise on the origin of the state characterized existence in the “state of nature” as________________?
A. similar to an earthly paradise
B. among “noble savages”
C. “solitary poor nasty brutish and short”
D. a pre-Christian utopia - Another way of talking about opportunity costs might be as________________?
A. economic consequences
B. social consequences
C. value of sacrificed resources
D. parallel world - Conflict theorists see the states functions as________________?
A. protecting the interest of the ruling elite only
B. helping the poor and homeless
C. bringing peace to its citizens
D. directing the economy - Interest groups may be defined as__________________?
A. groups of people interested in specific legislation
B. groups of people who want to enter politics
C. wealthy and civicminded people with excessive leisure time.
D. coalitions of individuals with similar attitudes and interests who attempt to influence public policy - Resources are defined as______________?
A. everything needed for the production of goods and services including human energy
B. everything found in the ground
C. everything that is made by people
D. none of the above - Population density may be defined as_________________?
A. the number of people to a land area
B. the density of a compound group
C. the number of births and deaths per year
D. the ability of a square foot of land to feed a number of people - Property is defined in terms of rights of_________________?
A. Ownership
B. consumption
C. distribution
D. production
