What reasons do the authors of your textbook provide for preferring the term partner to terms such as spouse, husband, or wife?

What will be an ideal response?


Fixmer-Oraiz and Wood argue that terms such as spouse, husband, and wife exclude some lesbians, gay men, transgender, and intersex people. They use partners to be inclusive of all people.

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Which of the following statements about heroin users is FALSE?

a) Most users do not become addicts. b) Users typically get less and less pleasure from the drug after their early experiences with euphoria. c) Permanent addiction to heroin causes severe damage to the addict's health. d) The drug is harmless when compared with other psychoactive drugs.

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According to Joel Best's discussion of approaches to statistics, the far superior option is to be

a. Awestruck b. Naïve c. Cynical d. Critical

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The term _____________ is used to describe the role assumed by a single-parent that involves accepting complete authority and responsibility for the household and all related tasks, enlisting the help of others when needed, without allowing them to

take over. a. sole administrator b. binuclear family c. sole custody d. joint-legal custody

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Per capita global greenhouse gas emission rates are often lower in cities than the average rates for the countries in which they are located.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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