Researchers have found that an individual's socio-demographic characteristics and lifecourse circumstances at the time of marriage formation are significant predictors of divorce. Your text lists some of these predictors, what are they?

What will be an ideal response?


These predictors include the couple's age, premarital pregnancy, parental separation, whether or not the couple cohabits before marriage, religiosity of the couple, and the socio- economic background of the couple.

Sociology

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The social institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge –basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values is called __________

Fill in the blank with correct word

Sociology

The author seems proud of the fact that the U.S. has so many prisoners

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

According to Moynihan in his article "Defining Deviancy Down,"

members of U.S. Congress do NOT compete with one another thinking up new offenses to which the death penalty can be applied. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

_____ are formally defined norms about what is permissible or illegal.

A. Taboos B. Laws C. Folkways D. Mores E. Beliefs

Sociology