Which of the following statements is true of difficult economic times?
A) Economic uncertainty translates into higher marriage rates for workers under the age of 35.
B) Low earnings translate into early formation of relationships.
C) Difficult economic times cause individuals to become more consumer oriented.
D) Having sufficient savings is associated with weathering negative economic times.
D
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Whereas Judaism is basically an inherited religion and most adherents are born into the community, Christianity has cosmopolitan criteria for membership, meaning that it does not have ethnic or tribal qualifications based on acceptance of a set of beliefs
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Identify a true statement about Everett Hughes.
A. He believed that as organizations and interest groups engage in an open and competitive process of decision making the level of conflict between diverse groups will diminish. B. He contrasted the close-knit type of community that characterizes rural life, which he called Gemeinschaft, with the impersonal type of mass society that characterizes urban life, which he called Gesellschaft. C. He was of the view that societies deal with conflicting statuses by agreeing that certain statuses are more important than others. D. He was of the view that societies with minimal division of labor have a collective consciousness called mechanical solidarity and those with greater division of labor show an interdependence called organic solidarity.
Approximately what percentage of American household income does the top 20 percent of earners make?
A. 25 percent B. 75 percent C. 51 percent D. 90 percent
Stereotypes of single-parent families: a. do not address issues facing single fathers
b. overemphasize that most births to single mothers are to women over age 20. c. are often objective. d. are completely adequate understandings of family life.