John and Jessica have been married for seven years and have two small children. John has a good job ...

Answer to #1

Although cash value or whole-life insurance is considerably more expensive than term insurance, the policy builds savings, or a cash value that in recent years has paid a high return. The couple would have to assess whether they can afford the higher premiums. Whatever policy they choose should be one that would cover the economic loss that would occur at an early death.

Answer to #2

Radical feminists downplay motherhood as demeaning to women, and yet the majority of women will become mothers. It is the role that the mother assumes that can be stereotyped.

Answer to #3

Normally, the economy alternates between relatively long periods of inflation and shorter periods of recession. Not long ago, economists thought that inflation and recession were opposites, but during the 1970s and 80s a combination of the two existed.

Answer to #4

Biological determinism suggests that gender roles are essentially inborn, while the social learning explanation suggests that gender roles are learned from the environment. Cox and Demmitt suggest that it is the interaction of the two that determines gender role behavior.

Answer to #5

Maintain liquidity to cover emergencies; watch for investment with a large balloon payment in the future; maintain a larger percentage of assets in cash; assure a flexible financial position to ride out short-term economic downturns.

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