Compare the economic consequences of divorce for husbands and wives

What will be an ideal response?


Divorced men experience a rise in their standard of living in the first year because men earn more than women and often don't pay child support. Divorced women experience a decline because they no longer share the man's higher earning power and must rely on child or spousal support.

Sociology

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Which factor(s) influences the educational success of foreign-born children?

a. being given less because they are seen as temporary b. parents' educational attainment and direct discrimination in the classroom by hostile teachers c. parental income, parents; educational attainment, and age of entry d. having to go back and forth to the country of origin to straighten out visa status e. constant disruptions in their education by going to the home country for relatives' events and then coming back late

Sociology

It is likely that if a person has the ability to be successful and manage interactions in marriage, they will be successful in other interpersonal relationships

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Prices for prescription drugs have soared because of

a. ?increased use of direct to consumer marketing. b. ?increased marketing of “me too” drugs. c. ?changes in US patent laws. d. ?all of the above e. ?a and b only

Sociology

How we define "normal" and "deviant" behavior can lead to definitions of mental disorder. This process is part of what is termed the social __________ of mental illness

a. reaffirmation b. causation c. remediation d. construction

Sociology