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Blanca Navarrete
on Nov 07, 2024
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The sex imbalance in the ratio of available unmarried women and men is called the
A) sex ratio.
B) marriage squeeze.
C) demographic slide.
D) marriage opportunity index.
Marriage Squeeze
A demographic imbalance where the number of potential spouses does not align with the number of individuals seeking marriage, affecting marriage rates.
Sex Imbalance
A demographic condition where there is an uneven number of males and females in a population, often leading to various social and economic issues.
- Investigate the effects of changes in population dynamics, including variations in the gender distribution and the constriction in marriage opportunities, on a person’s decisions regarding matrimony.
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Learning Objectives
- Investigate the effects of changes in population dynamics, including variations in the gender distribution and the constriction in marriage opportunities, on a person’s decisions regarding matrimony.
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