Marriage is __________

A) synonymous with the nuclear family
B) uncommon in most societies outside of the United States
C) always patrilineal
D) the most common foundation for family formation


Answer: D

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For a government to be stable, what quality must exist?

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According to Carol Gilligan, who proposed care ethics:

a. there is no difference between men s and women s ethical sense b. while men represent powerful activity as assertion and aggression, women in contrast portray acts of nurturance as acts of strength. c. in the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility, and the origins of aggression in the failure of connection. d. both b and c e. none of the above

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