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Question 21

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In 2015, the typical age at first marriage for a woman was

A) 17.1 years old.
B) 20.1 years old.
C) 27.1 years old.
D) 30.1 years old.

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Question 22

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In 2015, about what share of families with children under 18 had just one parent in the household?

A) 2 percent
B) 21 percent
C) 31 percent
D) 51 percent

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Question 23

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In 2014, the average number of children born to the typical U.S.woman over her lifetime was about

About what share of today's marriages will end in divorce, separation, or dissolution within 20 years?

Compared to a century ago, the divorce rate today is

As of 2016, how many countries (including the United States) have enacted lawful same-sex marriage in name, as well as in practice?

Marjorie is writing an essay about the various meanings people find I marriage.She is guided by which of the following theoretical approaches?

Which nation has the highest divorce rate in the world?

Sandra lives with her two children.These three people represent

From which point of view would someone see the rise in cohabitation as spelling trouble for U.S.society?

A majority of U.S.families, including those with young children,

Which theoretical analysis explains how the family perpetuates inequality by continuing the class system?

Of the children who are awarded court-ordered child support, about what percentage receive partial payments or no payments at all?

Which political point of view claims that conventional families are breaking down: divorce, single-parenting, and living together without marriage are symptoms of a "me first" culture that weakens society and places children at risk?

Research shows that children raised by same-sex parents

Prenuptial agreements may be a good idea because

According to which political point of view should society develop collective arrangements for performing housework and child care?

According to the structural-functional approach, which of the following social institutions is considered to be the most important?

What percentage of African American children are born to a single mother?

The biggest problem facing one-parent families, especially when that parent is a woman, is