In Connie's family, bowls are just routine, everyday parts of life. Émile Durkheim would refer to these objects as

a. religious economy.
b. profane.
c. sacred.
d. preliterate.


Answer: b. profane.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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In Kimmel's typology of camps within the men's movement, which group works to counter feminist interests by attending to men's rights?

a. profeminists b. masculinists c. feminists d. antifeminists

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Carrie and Jason are dissolving their marriage. Carrie is now uncomfortable with some of their former friends, particularly those who worked with Jason. She is attempting to cut ties with this group and develop her own set of friends. Carrie is going through which station of divorce?

A. emotional B. community C. legal D. co-parental

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About of all U.S. marriages are likely to end in divorce.

a. 10 percent b. 40 to 50 percent c. three-quarters d. over 90 percent

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