According to Aulette, how does the "Greying of America" impact families?

a. Grandparents moving to Arizona, Florida or other retirement states means that grandchildren are less likely to interact with grandparents than in earlier times in history.
b. Family resources needed for elder medical care become less available for the needs of children.
c. The number of family attachments increase, especially intergenerational links.
d. The research is mixed with some indicating more stress and strain on families and some indicating less.


c

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The lowest rates of violence occur in homes where __________

A) children are present B) couples do not drink C) one person is an alcoholic D) household income is above average

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Which of the following best describes the trends for mothers in the labor force since 1955?

a. More mothers with very young children are in the labor force. b. While mothers with older children are increasingly in the labor force, mothers with very young children have largely stayed out of the labor force. c. Participation rates for mothers with children of all ages are increasingly represented in the labor force. d. The number of mothers in the labor force has declined.

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Mills argued that the members of the ruling elite interact with each other, their children go to the same schools, and they do business together. Hence, these people who are the inner circle of the upper social classes tend to see the world alike. This idea is the basis of which of his factors of unity?

A. pyramid of power B. psychological similarity C. social interaction D. coinciding interests

Sociology

Which of these is a key idea in network theory?

A. the importance of strong ties B. the relationship of dyads to networks C. the interaction order within networks D. the strength of weak ties

Sociology