American society professes to embrace marital fidelity as a value, yet many individuals are unfaithful to their spouses in practice. This is an example of ______.

A. ideal-real inconsistency
B. cultural inconsistency
C. cultural contradiction
D. ideal-real disconnect


Answer: B

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