Homework from last week…

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2. Why were marriage rates so high after WWII? How did this effect demography?

People were eager to resume normal lives after years of hardship and war

Demographic effect was a rapid rise in the # of children born immediately after the war- start of the baby boom

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3. Explain how both immigration and societal values accelerated the baby boom.

Most people arriving from other countries were young. Marriage, home and family were important.

Societal Values held marriage and family as the norm.

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Pg. 151 Pause and Reflect #2-5

5. Develop a list of five good reasons that could be used to account for long lasting marriages

• Values• Divorce not available• Roles

Competing Perspectives pg 164-165

1. Make a list of evidence that suggests that the “youth” is out of control

• Increases in violent crime, sexual assaults, assaults, and robberies

• Young people having the highest crime rates• Causes: cuts to welfare and other social

programs, schools kicking kids out

Competing Perspectives pg 164-165

2. Youth crime is generally not increasing• Violent crime levels are not high enough to

cause alarm• People under 18 account for only 6% of all

persons accused for homicide

• Media

Competing Perspectives pg 164-165

4. Articles suggest that when the economy is bad, social policy dictates that money should be cut from organizations that help young people, so the crime rates rise.

Pause and Reflect pg 168 # 1-2

1. Job prospects are good because as the baby boomers approach retirement age there will be a large demand for people to take their place in the workforce

2. Economy• Greater need for child services (housing, edu)• Greater buying power of youth (jobs)

Pause and Reflect pg 168 # 1-2

Society•Extra students in schools creates a need to build more schools•Fundraising and joining environmental clubs

Share your Knowledge pg 172 # 1-4

1. Canada would not have been prepared to meet the needs of a changing population (schools, health care facilities)

2. People eager to resume normal livesProsperous time, people could afford to have

several childrenBirth control- more women attending university

and starting their own careers.

Share your Knowledge pg 172 # 1-4

3. Nuclear Family- group consisting of a mother, father living with their children – Family Guy, Malcolm in the Middle

Counterculture- hippiesMaterialism- Self-Fulfillment-

Share your Knowledge pg 172 # 1-4

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