Teen pregnancy is now considered a more serious problem than in previous decades when the rate was actually higher. Aulette identified all of the following as reasons for the increased social concern
Which, however, was identified as most responsible for making teen pregnancy a social problem?
a. The nonteen fertility rate declined more than the teen fertility rate so the proportion of babies born to teen mothers has increased.
b. Unmarried teenage mothers are more likely to keep their babies rather than have them adopted.
c. The majority of teen mothers are now unmarried.
d. The increasing number of abortions for teen women.
c
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a. status offense. b. misdemeanor. c. vice crime. d. felony.
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a. 50 b. 100 c. 500 d. 900
The interactionist perspective holds that all of the following are important in understanding human behavior EXCEPT:
a. how individuals interact b. how people interpret their own behavior c. how people interpret the actions of others d. how social institutions are linked together in a system
Countercultures are bad for society.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)