The "empty nest" refers to

a. one residence belonging to a commuter couple.
b. early retirement from work.
c. a stage in the family life cycle.
d. a working parent who has no time to sleep.
e. a child whose working parents are rarely home.


c

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a. Parents concerned about the lack of childcare in the community go to City Council to ask that city to open up a daycare center. b. A women's organization raises funds to open a shelter for battered women. c. Teacher's agree to hold conference after 5:00 PM so that parents who work can become more involved in their children's education. d. A fall in the stock market results in bankruptcy of several banks in Ohio, causing families of unemployed workers to move to another state.

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According to _____ theorists, societies move from being structurally simple and homogeneous to complex and heterogeneous, in which there is an extensive division of labor

a. conflict b. symbolic interaction c. functionalist d. social exchange

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A. 1953 B. 1963 C. 1973 D. 1983

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