What does the research by Jeanette and Robert Lauer indicate relative to the percent of married couples who are happily married?
What will be an ideal response?
Of the 351 couples interviewed, only 51 indicated they were unhappy and stayed together for religious reasons, the sake of the children, or family tradition. The remaining 300 couples indicated they were happy, over 85 percent of the sample. Other studies show that three of five American married couples are "very happy." Some of the reasons the couples provided for their happily married status included thinking of their spouse as their best friend, liking their spouse as a person, thinking of marriage as a long-term commitment, and the belief that marriage is sacred.
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a. social status b. social organization c. social differentiation d. social privilege
______ is defined as a complex pattern of social relationships that is bounded in space and persists over time.
A. Migration B. Society C. Culture D. Globalization
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A. social cohesion B. alienation C. class conflict D. deviance
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a. higher social classes b. castes c. the working class d. highly mobile social classes e. lower social classes