Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The life-stage perspective claims that development is a lifelong process, is multidirectional, and consists of both positive and negative changes involving gains and losses.

2. The life-span perspective claims development proceeds through a fairly set pattern of sequential stages that most people experience.

3. Many adult children return to their parents’ home, move out, return, and move out once again. These adult children have been nicknamed the boomerang generation.

4. Living with a parent is now the most common living arrangement among young people aged 18 to 34.

5. The research is clear: marital satisfaction drops when a couple has children, but rises again significantly after the children leave home.


1. F
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F

Sociology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The _____ is a historical policy of American courts not to intervene in prison management which the courts tended to follow until the late 1960s

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Sociology

How could an understanding of sociology benefit an advertising executive working for a multinational company?

A. by providing information about the history of each society B. by informing each society about the new product C. by helping him/her in deciding how much money to charge for the new product D. by helping him/her determine how to appeal to each society

Sociology