What are some of the reasons that the marriage rate has declined since the 1960's?

What will be an ideal response?


1.) More and more couples are deciding to form partnerships without marriage.
2.) Marriage has lost some of its social significance as a rite of passage.
3.) People are postponing marriage until later in life.

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a. racial classification; occupation b. religious affiliation; economic classification c. occupation; racial classification d. wealth; racial classification

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Which of the following statements is true of the early exposure of children to pornography?

A) It integrates intimacy in sexual expression. B) It encourages children to be more sexually tolerant. C) It teaches children to have unrealistic sexual expectations. D) It promotes healthy notions of sex and relationships.

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Which part of the world has the most languages?

a. The Americas b. Asia c. Africa d. Europe

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Which of the following would be the least squares (best fitting) line?

A. The residual sum of squares is closest to zero. B. r is equal to zero. C. The residual sum of squares is closest to one. D. The variance of y is large.

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