Which of the following factors has contributed to the rise of dual-income families in the United States?
A. increased education levels for women
B. changing cultural expectations regarding gender
C. couples finding it harder to make it on a single income
D. All of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
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A. Functionalism B. Conflict theory C. Cyberfeminism *D. Symbolic Interactionism
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A. conflict theory B. inter/actionist theory C. exchange theory D. functional theory