According to Knapp and Vangelisti's stage model, the stage characterized by a public ritual that formalizes the exclusive nature of the relationship is the

a. initiating stage.
b. experimenting stage.
c. intensifying stage.
d. integrating stage.
e. bonding stage.


e

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What changes do the findings of the UN studies show occurred over the past decade?

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