The text observes that the traditional division
of the nations of the world into the ranked categories of First, Second and Third World countries has become outdated because:
a. of the Soviet system's collapse, since the Soviet Union and its satellites comprised the Second World nations.
b. of the fact that scholars came to feel that the Third World was an excessively broad category.
c. this scheme was clearly value driven, implying that the First World was superior and the Third World backward.
d. all of the above
Question 2
If you were a symbolic interactionist, which of the following items would you believe an important topic of study?
a. the division of the social classes
b. the differences in property, power and prestige among the various social classes
c. determining how many social classes there are in the society
d. the use and meaning of status symbols in a society
The Secular Trend in Menarche in Five Western Nations
Is there anything in life that is permanent, or is the world constantly changing?
Climate—The “Dry World”
Traditional plant breeding
Fertility in the Developing World
Dry Shrublands and Woodlands on the world map