The benefits of marriage are dismissed by some critics as “selection effects,” which argues that ______.
a. people who are healthier, wealthier, and more law-abiding are more likely to marry and stay married; marriage did not cause these traits
b. marriage makes people healthier, wealthier, and more law-abiding; marriage is the cause of these traits
c. that people who are selective/ picky about their spouse will have more successful marriages
d. marriage is an arcane tradition without benefit
a. people who are healthier, wealthier, and more law-abiding are more likely to marry and stay married; marriage did not cause these traits
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A complicating factor for Latinos in educational attainment is ________
a. the exorbitant amount of tuition and admission fees b. the lack of Latino teachers to cater to the needs of Latino students c. the need for proficiency in English d. the limited aspirations of Latinos to continue their education
That violence in one sphere of life tends to engender violence in other spheres is what Straus terms
A) the multiplying theory. B) social diffusion theory. C) cultural spillover theory. D) cultural dissemination theory.
Differential association theory states that criminal behavior
a. is biologically inherited. b. is learned in social interaction. c. results from associatedstrains. d. is the result of low IQ.
In __________ societies, kinship or family lineage (descent) and inheritance come through the mother and her blood relatives.
a. matrilineal b. bilateral c. patrilineal d. unilineal