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Marriages & Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints by Nijole V. Benokraitis

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1. Which of the following statements is true? a. Today, a majority of all persons aged 25 to 34 years have never been married. b. The median age at which people marry today is higher than at any tim... e during the 20th century. c. On average, first marriages that end in divorce last 20 years. d. The “traditional” family (where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is a full-time mother) became more common between 1972 and 2007. 2. Two generations ago the typical American family consisted of a. grandparents, parents, and children living in a single household. b. a single mother living with her children. c. a father, mother, and three or four children. d. a married couple who did not yet have children. 3. A marriage in which the couple must follow procedures specified by the state or other jurisdiction, such as buying a license, is called a a. ceremonial marriage. b. common-law marriage. c. legal marriage. d. licensed marriage. [Show More]

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