Author Question: Three major factors influence demographics in the United States today. First, life expectancy is ... (Read 68 times)

casperchen82 · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

Three major factors influence demographics in the United States today. First, life expectancy is increasing. It is expected that the percentage of the population over age 65 will increase from approximately 12 percent in 1990 to around 18 percent in 2030 . Second, the baby boomers, individuals born between 1946 and 1970, are reaching middle age. Third, the Hispanic and black segments of the population are growing more rapidly than the remainder of the population. It is difficult to state exactly how these factors will affect individual firms and society as a whole. One can surmise, however, that the aging of the population will place increasing pressure on the social infrastructure and provide opportunities in healthcare and related industries. The growth of noncaucasian populations and the increasing number of women in the workforce raise the importance of recognizing, honoring, and managing cultural diversity.

These issues must be positively addressed by the top management of business firms, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies.

a. explanation and example
b. enumeration and explanation c. definition and explanation

Question 2

To illustrate the interplay among and importance of main ideas, details, and examples, suppose your psychology instructor reported that short-term memory has a limited capacity. You should select and note this main idea. The instructor then mentions that short-term memory has a capacity of approximately seven bits of information. You should select and note this detail. The lecturer then remarks that telephone numbers and zip codes were developed not to exceed the capacity of short-term memory. You should select and note these examples.

The purpose of the paragraph is

a. to give statistics on the importance of taking notes in psychology class.
b. to criticize how students take notes in a psychology class.
c. to illustrate the importance of noting the main idea, details, and examples when taking notes.

The tone of the paragraph is
a. subjective. b. informative. c. critical.