The idea that children are of value in providing security in old age or in case of divorce, widowhood, or financial difficulties, is referred to as a(n)
A) insurance protection theory.
B) uncertainty reduction theory.
C) survivor's benefit theory.
D) economic conflict theory.
B
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a. capital punishment b. the death penalty c. legal lynchings d. lethal injection
One approach to prevent a poor mentor- protégé match is to
A. assign only male mentors. B. assign only veteran mentors. C. use "speed mentoring" to create better matches. D. assign only female mentors.
"People hit and abuse family members because they can" is a contention of _________ theory
a. exchange b. social control c. resource d. social learning
A sign of institutional discrimination is the
a. income inequality among members of different ethnic and racial groups b. promotion of women to corporate boards of directors c. admitting of ethnic minorities into formerly all-white clubs d. difference in languages among different ethnic groups