How do Edward Laumann's 1994 findings about sexual activity differ from those of Alfred Kinsey's research in the 1950s?
a. Americans have on average 10 sexual partners during their lifetime.
b. There were few changes in sexual behavior.
c. Americans have become more sexually conservative in some ways but more promiscuous in others.
d. There was a significant decline in premarital sexual activity.
Answer: c. Americans have become more sexually conservative in some ways but more promiscuous in others.
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