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formula1 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

A category of people who possess distinctive physical or cultural characteristics, are dominated by those with higher social status, and are denied equal treatment would be called a(n) ____.

a. dominant majority
b. racial group
c. ethnic group
d. subculture
e. minority

Question 2

Which of the following is not a central proposition of the Malthusian perspective on population?

a. For the poor, any improvements in income will significantly limit births.
b. Population, if left unchecked, will tend to exceed the available food supply.
c. Checks on population can be positive, such as famines, disease, or war.
d. Checks on population can be preventative, such as sexual abstinence or delayed marriage.
e. For the poor, any improvement in income is lost to additional childbirth.