Discuss three factors that influenced the trend toward a deinstitutionalization of marriage according to Andrew Cherlin.

What will be an ideal response?


but should include three of the five factors considered influential in the deinstitutionalization of marriage: 1. More women in the labor force, including a breakdown in norms that surrounded male and female roles in the home. 2. Erosion of norms about having children only within the context of marriage. 3. High and increasing divorce rate from 1960-1980. 4. Growth in cohabitation since 1970s. 5. Same-sex marriage has grown in acceptance since the 1990s.

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Where a person lives is an important determinate of:

a. their future career goals. b. their economic status. c. the kinds of values passed on to their children. d. whether the children will go to college.

Sociology

Sasha is a sworn virgin in Albania. Therefore, Sasha is treated by people in Albania as __________.

a. a woman b. a being without gender c. a clergy member d. a man

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Among the major sociological perspectives of functionalism, conflict theory, interactionism, and the feminist perspective, conflict theorists would be most likely to suggest that the mass media serve a useful function in society by bringing members together in a collective experience.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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What is the difference between horizontal and vertical arrangement of human/social differences?

What will be an ideal response?

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