The trend of an increasing proportion of the population being composed of older people is expected to continue well through the twenty-first century. A reason behind this is ________.
a. a decline in mortality
b. a decrease in number of postwar baby boomers
c. an increase in the birth rate
d. a decrease in the average life span of the population
Question 2
Which of the following most accurately exemplifies a transnational?
a. Diego, of Mexican origin, lives in the United States and frequently hosts and visits his relatives from Mexico.
b. Rose, of Cuban origin, reached the United States on a boat and was adopted by an American family.
c. Abdul, of Iraqi origin, lives outside his war-torn country for fear of harm should he return to Iraq.
d. Lily, of Chinese origin, is married to a White American for forty years and has four children with him and seven grandchildren.
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