What are two reasons cited in the text for the increases in non-marital choices in the U.S.?
What will be an ideal response?
(any two) People getting higher levels of education, leading to later marriage; wider acceptance of premarital (or nonmarital) sex; changes in courtship and dating process; increase in the status of women
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, functionalist theories regarded criminal deviance as a form of social__________
a. pathology b. dissensus c. conflict d. instability e. consensus
From the _____ approach, institutions such as schools, prisons, and mental hospitals use knowledge, norms, and values to categorize people into "deviant" subgroups such as slow learners, convicted felons, or criminally insane individuals, and then to control them through specific patterns of discipline
a. symbolic interactionist b. conflict theoretical c. functional theoretical d. postmodern theoretical
The U.S. economy is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes that can be grouped into a few master trends. Which of the following is one of these trends?
A. declining globalization of markets B. decreased reliance on specialization C. growth in service-sector jobs D. declining export of manufacturing jobs to regions with lower wage rates
Before giving a final exam, Professor Simpson announces to the class, “I'm sure you’ll do well, because you’re the smartest group I’ve ever had.” The class average increases from a C after the midterm to an A– after the final. This may be an example of a(n) ______.
A. incorrigible proposition B. hypothesis test C. theoretical proposition D. self-fulfilling prophecy