Which of the following statements about the institution of the family is true?
a. The family is understood to mean the same thing across different cultures.
b. The family means the same thing across time.
c. The institution of the family has only positive effects.
d. The institution of the family has the same function across all societies.
Answer: D
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A) "her" marriage was better than "his" marriage. B) "his" marriage was better than "her" marriage. C) "her" marriage and "his" marriage were evaluated equally. D) the comparison varied based on the educational level of the husband.
Professor Myth asked respondents whether they had ever been divorced. One year later Professor Myth asked the same respondents the same question. Myth found that with repeated applications of the measure, different responses were obtained for the same respondent. This means that the measuring instrument was
a. unreliable. b. invalid. c. unreliable or the value on the variable had changed. d. lacking face validity. e. inaccurate.
The "half-age-plus-seven rule" refers to which of the following?
- Length of marital satisfaction in mixed-age relationships - Social acceptance of mixed-age relationships - Assignment of assets following mixed-age divorce - Legal benefits of mixed-age marriages
According to the social model of disability, the consequence of having the power to define who will be classified as disabled results in the __________of the disabled
A) empowerment B) marginalization C) normalization D) integration