Which of the following is NOT a cause of the rapidly rising divorce rate in the U.S. today?
a. Industrialization and urbanization have undermined traditional family functions.
b. Americans are less moral today because of the pressures of globalization.
c. The rise of individualism has caused people to be less willing to make sacrifices for family members.
d. Laws have made it easier to get a divorce.
e. Economic ties holding a family together have weakened.
b
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A. unconscious acquisition. B. conscious acquisition. C. genetic transmission. D. observation. E. direct instruction.
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a. Study of complete, functioning societies b. Face-to-face interviews c. Use of personal first-hand information d. A holistic approach e. Use of random sampling
Handsome Lake, a New York State Seneca Indian, did all of the following EXCEPT:
a. prescribe new moral principles and rules of behavior. b. receive a vision to stop drinking and start a revitalizing religion. c. free the Seneca Indians from government reservations. d. urge the adoption of European agricultural practices. e. lead a revitalization movement in New York State.
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