Discuss how marriage has become deinstitutionalized.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should mention that social norms about family and personal life count for less than they did during the heyday of the companionate marriage, and far less than during the period of the institutional marriage. Instead, personal choice and self-development loom large in people’s construction of their marital careers.
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The healthcare problems associated with the disinvestment in urban centers include which of the following?
A) More people are able to afford quality treatment. B) More city residents are unable to find quality healthcare. C) The proportion of hospitals there that are owned by for-profits has increased. D) Urban areas are some of the healthiest places in the United States.
________ refers to the practice of immigrants sponsoring other immigrants who, in turn, sponsor still more
a. Mass emigration b. Chain immigration c. Naturalization d. Political immigration
During __________, conflict with friends seems to be less negative and less intense than that with family
(a) school-age (b) adolescence (c) young adulthood (d) older adulthood
"Data indicate that people who prefer to watch televised news programs are less knowledgeable than those who read newspapers and newsmagazines." This statement is an example of a(n)
A. causality. B. correlation. C. independent variable. D. law.