Over the past 30 years, the percentage of people who have never been married has increased from ...

Over the past 30 years, the percentage of people who have never been married has increased from about 22 to 50.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

To stay in fashion many people buy a new car even though their old car is still in excellenttogood condition. Similarly, people tend to buy new clothes before they wear out the clothes they already have. Such actions speak to
 
  a. mechanization.
  b. rationalization.
  c. planned obsolescence.
  d. a tipping point.

Question 3

Attitudes toward religious intermarriage vary somewhat from one religious group to another.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Refrigerators, ovens, washers, and dryers built since 2000 are expected to last 812 years, while those built in the 1970s and 1980s lasted 20 years or more. This shift in product life is an example of
 
  a. mechanization.
  b. rationalization.
  c. planned obsolescence.
  d. a tipping point.

Question 5

Companionate marriage is based upon the ideal of romantic love.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

involves producing goods that are disposable after a single use, have a shorter life cycle than the industry is capable of producing, or go out of style quickly even though the goods can still serve their purpose.
 
  a. Mechanization
  b. Rationalization
  c. Planned obsolescence
  d. A tipping point