In the Victor Hugo Story Les Misérables , a Character

question 64

Multiple Choice

In the Victor Hugo story Les Misérables , a character named Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed a starving child. How would psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg describe this act?

• A) Kohlberg would not be surprised because he saw humans as morally corrupt.
• B) Kohlberg would argue that the act of theft is not in and of itself immoral, depending on the rationale for the theft.
• C) Kohlberg would have expected the theft if the child were Valjean's, but not if the child belonged to someone else.
• D) Kohlberg would have expected the theft, but only if Valjean were operating at the lowest level of moral reasoning.

Understand the critique of Malthusian predictions in the context of modern societal developments.

Examine the importance and impact of demographic studies in social and economic planning.

Recognize the advancements in technological and social measures in controlling population growth.

Understand the demographic transition theory and its stages in the context of population dynamics.

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