How do attractive and acceptable alternatives to marriage, such as lifelong singlehood or cohabitation, change the importance of marriage within our culture?
What will be an ideal response?
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What perspective does a sociologist take when he or she studies social interaction using the metaphor of theater?
A. dramaturgy B. functionalism C. symbolic interaction D. ethnomethodology
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 allowed employers to hire illegal immigrants and sponsor their permanent status
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The statement, "On the macro level, family systems are a source of inequality in the general society," most closely reflects ______.
A. conflict theory B. symbolic interaction theory C. structural-functional theory D. rational choice theory