Rates of cohabitation have increased for which of the following reasons?
a. Women are more economically dependent on marriage
b. Marriage has become too expensive for many couples.
c. Views of sexuality have changed.
d. The meaning of divorce has remained consistent over time.
b
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The social institution that determines what will be produced, how production will be accomplished, and who will receive what is produced:
A) market B) exchange field C) economy D) none of the above
Spurious correlations occur when two variables appear to be related but actually have separate causes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which is an example of cap and trade?
a. Low polluting countries reduce their pollution standards at a slightly lower rate than higher polluting countries. Those countries that meet their targets enter into mutually beneficial trade agreements. b. Polluting Company X reduces its level of pollution and receives credit for the reduction. They then sell their credit to polluting Company Z, whose emissions exceed the regulatory limit. c. The United States works with other countries to encourage lower thresholds of pollution, and those countries that reduce their levels for one year receive better trade agreements with the United States. d. Company X, which does not pollute, trades information with Company Z, which does pollute, on ways in which Company Z can lower its pollution levels.
What is the main reason why children raised by one parent do not do as well as children raised by two parents, on average?
a. Parents who divorce do not devote enough time and attention to parenting and do a worse job monitoring their children than families with two parents. b. Children suffer irreparable emotional trauma from divorce. c. The drop in economic well-being following a divorce appears to explain the majority of the "effect" of divorce on child outcomes. d. Children face social stigma from classmates, teachers, and kin due to their parents' divorce.