Excluding Japan, most of the world's industrialized countries are currently experiencing an increase in out-of-wedlock births.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Which one of the factors listed was the likely source of the HIV/AIDS epidemic?
a. European efforts to test for sleepy sickness.
b. African practice of eating monkeys.
c. High-risk sexual practices.
d. Contaminated medications
Question 3What is the relationship between divorce and social visibility?
a. People hide the fact that they are divorced to avoid sanctions.
b. When people discover someone is divorced, that person is more likely to be harassed.
c. The more visible divorce has become, the more socially acceptable it is as a model.
d. The more visible divorce has become, the more people are objecting to how easy it is.
e. Individuals must come out as divorced so other single people will see they are eligible.
Question 4Ties with people that transcend an organizational setting qualify as
a. informal ties.
b. formal ties.
c. secondary relationships.
d. weak ties.
Question 5Why doesn't the high divorce rate produce a crisis in the reproduction of society?
a. Most people remarry and successfully raise their children.
b. No one has a strong set of shared values anymore.
c. High social and geographic mobility mean that people simply move away.
d. Marriage is unnecessary to support a society.
e. Divorce causes the birth rate to drop so there are fewer children to raise.
Question 6AIDS researchers believe that the global epidemic known as HIV/AIDS started as early as
a. 1930
b. 1960
c. 1980
d. 2000
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