Sandra is a bright young woman with a promising career in Investment Banking. Although she dates interesting men, marriage is not something Sandra wants in her future. She is happy and quite content to remain single and child-free. Her lack of a “maternal instinct” has caused enough argument in her family to the point now where she is nearly ostracized. Her co-workers think she will change her mind and want children eventually. We can make an effort to understand her behavior using three levels of analysis. In this case, a possible explanation for the family pressure to have children would be:

A. biological

B. psychological

C. environmental

D. mental


C. environmental

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