__________ is a process in which academic qualifications are ...

[NguyenJ]

__________ is a process in which academic qualifications are necessary in order to attain class advantage and higher social status.
 
  a. Credentialism
 b. Tracking
 c. The hidden curriculum
 d. Ability grouping

Question 2

Describe the study of demography and define basic demographic concepts.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[elizabethrperez]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

Demography is a subfield of sociology that examines population size,

composition, and distribution. Many sociological studies use

demographic analysis as a component of the research design because

all aspects of social life are affected by demography. For example, an

important relationship exists between population size and the availability

of food, water, energy, and housing. Population size, composition, and

distribution are also connected to issues such as poverty, racial and

ethnic diversity, shifts in the age structure of society, and concerns about

environmental degradation. Increases or decreases in population can

have a powerful impact on the social, economic, and political structures

of societies. As used by demographers, a population is a group of

people who live in a specified geographic area. Changes in populations

occur as a result of three processes: fertility (births), mortality (deaths),

and migration.