What accounts for the high divorce rate since the middle of the last century?

a. women’s greater economic independence as they entered the workforce in greater numbers
b. growing and greater expectations about what a marriage should be
c. longevity, that is, people live longer and so have a longer time to consider divorce
d. All of the above contribute to the rising divorce rate


d. All of the above contribute to the rising divorce rate

Sociology

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Weber maintained that the Protestant ethic

a. caused capitalism to come into being. b. led to the rise of fundamentalism. c. was a significant ideological force in the emergence of capitalism. d. must be present in a society if it is to achieve economic success.

Sociology

Which of the following statements is true of the grief of parents at the death of their child?

A) Mothers and fathers sometimes respond to the death of their child in different ways. B) Grief on the death of one's child is a one-time experience that parents adjust to and move on. C) Overcoming sorrow is easier when the death is a suicide rather than after a prolonged illness. D) Parents rarely experience chronic sorrow after the death of their child.

Sociology

The__________is defined as the number of people actively looking for a job divided by the labor force

A) unemployment rate B) job availability rate C) dependency rate D) employee turnover rate

Sociology

Human beings_________.

a. shape their encounters and knowledge of the world depending on their prior beliefs and feelings b. do not have their attitudes toward death shaped by the numbers and sorts of varying encounters they have with death c. in no way shape their knowledge of what is happening around them d. whether Amish or Puritan or secular, all shape their knowledge of the world around them in exactly the same way if they are members of American society e. are passive receivers of information about their world

Sociology