The requirement that individuals select mates from outside certain groups is known as
A. exogamy.
B. hypergamy.
C. endogamy.
D. homogamy.
A. exogamy.
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a. Herbert Blumer b. George Herbert Mead c. Erving Goffman d. Howard Becker
Which of the following exemplifies the quickest growing category of households?
a. After college, Amber rents her own apartment. b. To save money, the Smiths and the Martinezes share a house. c. After they marry, Mark and Alisha have three children. d. Because they think they might want to get married, Bob and Carlina cohabitate.
A typical nursing home in the United States, as opposed to one in Europe, ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. global perspective