Suppose that in a given advanced nation, birth rates are quite low, with about two children per family. life expectancy, however, is also fairly low for an advanced nation, averaging about 67, due to a high prevalence of alcoholism and tobacco consumption, as well as rampant environmental pollution. the shape of the population pyramid in this nation would resemble a :

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Suppose that in a given advanced nation, birth rates are quite low, with about two children per family. Life expectancy, however, is also fairly low for an advanced nation, averaging about 67, due to a high prevalence of alcoholism and tobacco consumption, as well as rampant environmental pollution. The shape of the population pyramid in this nation would resemble a diamond.

A population pyramid is a graphic that shows how age is distributed in different groups in a determined country. It has different shapes, according to the growth of the population in that nation. The population pyramid is usually shown in histogram bars, stacked one over the other, with the size of the population depicted on the axis of the "x" and the age groups in the axis of the "y."

absolute poverty the condition of having too little income to buy the necessities-- food, shelter, clothing, health care.

achieved status a social position (status) obtained through an individual's own talents and efforts.

affirmative action the requirement that employers make special efforts to recruits hire and promote qualified members of previously excluded groups including women and minorities.

aggregate a collection of unrelated people who do not know one another but who may occupy a common space--for example, a crowd of people crossing a city street.

agrarian societies societies in which large scale cultivation using plows and draft animals is the primary means of subsistence.

alienation the separation or estrangement of individuals from themselves and from others.

amalgamation the biological as well as cultural assimilation (merging) of racial or ethnic groups.

anomalies in science observations or problems that cannot be explained or solved in terms of a prevailing paradigm.

anomie a breakdown or confusion in the norms, values, and culture of a group or a society. a condition of relative normlessness.

anomie theory the theory suggesting that deviance and crime occur when there is an acute gap between cultural norms and goals and the socially structured opportunities for individuals to achieve those goals.

anticipatory socialization the process of taking on the attitudes values and behaviors of a status or role one expects to occupy in the future.

apartheid the recent policy of racial separation in south africa enforced by leg

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what group of people depend on what yoy are talking i will still you once you tell me what group of people you are talking about : )

i think i know what group you are talking about so the brahmins