Common-law marriage:

a. is legal in 14 states
b. means the couple have common ancestry and can avoid marriage license fees
c. has a much lower divorce rate
d. has been outlawed


a

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a) food b) clothing c) shelter d) fuel e) all

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A. master status. B. secondary deviance. C. designation as abnormal. D. internalized self.

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A. escalation. B. credentialism. C. a worker-expectancy effect. D. the hidden curriculum.

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