Developing industrial societies are in this stage of demographic transition. during this stage, societies discover technology and resources encourage growth. birthrates remain high, and improved living conditions and medical knowledge result in lower death rates.   which of thompson’s stages of demographic transition is described  in the paragraph above? select the best answer from the choices provided. a balance b growth c leveling d replacement

The correct choice is option B. Growth

The American demographer Warren Thompson observed changes, or transitions, in birth and death rates in industrialized societies over the previous 200 years, as a result of such observations he proposed, in 1929, a theory called Demographic transition (DT). This theory explains the transition from high birth and death rates, in pre-industrial economic systems, to lower birth and death rates in industrialized economic systems.

This demographic transition theory involves four stages. Specifically, the second stage is characterized by a fall in death rates due to improvements in food supply and sanitation, which leads to an increase (or growth) in population as well as in life expectancies.

"social stratification refers to the way people are ranked and ordered in society. in western societies, stratification is primarily seen and understood as a result of socioeconomic status, which produces a hierarchy in which access to resources, and possession of them, increases from the lower to the upper strata"

it brings together the military and civilian sectors of society to harness the total power of the nation. it is the mechanism that facilitates the successful prosecution of any conflict.it brings together the military and civilian sectors of society to harness the total power of the nation. it is the mechanism that facilitates the successful prosecution of any conflict.