Since 1960, the rate of divorce has _____, although it has _____ since 1980.
A. tripled; increased
B. doubled; increased
C. been cut in half; declined
D. more than doubled; declined
Answer: D
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a. cohabitation (a predictor of future divorce) has increased sevenfold. b. the divorce rate has decreased. c. the prison population has quintupled. d. depression has soared to ten times the pre-World War II level.
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a. the number of years since the individual’s birth. b. changes in memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality, and mental functioning. c. social roles, relationships, and the overall context in which we grow old. d. All of these choices.
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A. rapid heartbeat and heavy perspiration when drinking B. an uncontrollable urge for intoxication C. not being able to stop drinking once drinking has begun D. the need to drink greater amounts of alcohol to get high
Which of the following individuals would most likely be the focus of labeling theorists researching the power of some individuals or groups to define labels?
A. children B. gamblers and money C. regulators of social control D. sexual predators and prostitutes