Talia, an educated AfricanAmerican woman, feels that most of the AfricanAmerican men in her society are not marriage material. She is forced to look at alternative options, which are outside her racial circle

Identify and explain the problem faced by Talia.
What will be an ideal response?


Talia is experiencing a problem known as the marriage squeeze. A marriage squeeze is a sex imbalance in the ratio of available unmarried women and men. Because of this imbalance, members of one sex can be squeezed out of the marriage market because of differences in wealth, power, status, education, age, or other factors that diminish the pool of eligible partners.

Sociology

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A. anything outside of the norm B. behavior that does not conform to norms and expectations C. behavior that people disapprove of D. behavior that is inherently abnormal

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A) positivity phenomenon. B) enhancement phenomenon. C) Michelangelo phenomenon. D) Monet phenomenon.

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Judge Moreno is a judge who primarily deals with noncriminal acts in which one individual injures another and the state arbitrates between the aggrieved party and the offender. In other words, Judge Moreno focuses on __________.

A. policed accountable acts B. point of law C. FBI reports D. civil law

Sociology