Lumping industry, 665. Lumping art, 666. Lump- ing under government, 667. Lumping in things in- tellectual, 667. Lumping the poor, 669. Lumping offenders, 669. Individualizing education, 670. Individualizing social work, 671. Individualizing CHAPTER I THE MAKE-UP OF THE POPULATION HE traits and tendencies of society are in no small degree determined by its human composition. It is therefore necessary to consider, first of all, how the make-up of the population varies in respect to age, sex, nativity, marital condition and mental capacity. SEX In old countries the sexes are rather evenly distributed but in the process of settling a new country the sexes become in some degree dissociated. Thus in the United States west of the Missouri River there are about three men for every two women. In mining and cattle raising states like Nevada, Montana and Wyoming the ratio is near two to one. WYOMING СНАР. І Settling try ProSome Dis the Coun duces of the sociation Sexes In Alaska and Hawaii the disproportion is even greater. In general the population agrapple with rude Nature will be strongly male, altho it makes a difference whether the attack is on 5 |