Glenn (1987, 1992) analyzed national polls taken between 1969 and 1986 and found a number of ways in which Americans were moving away from the traditional ideal, including having:

A. less emphasis on marital permanence as an ideal.
B. more approval for promiscuity.
C. an increase in the acceptance of group marriages.
D. less enthusiasm for having children.


Answer: A

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