A. social resistance to cohabitation
B. the trend towards later marriages
C. the high rate of divorce
D. an ageing population with a growing number of households made up of widows/widowers
Related Mcqs:
- Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of households below 60 per cent of median income ?
A. Whites
B. Indians
C. Black Caribbean’s
D. Bangladeshis - According to recent findings from across Europe which of the following statements best characterizes cohabitation ?
A. an experimental stage before marriage
B. a family form only found among st younger people
C. a short-lived experiment from the 1960 s that is now in decline
D. an alternative to traditional marriage - Which of the following is with 20 million adherents the largest non-Christian faith in Europe ?
A. Judaism
B. Buddhism
C. Islam
D. Hinduism - According to Steve Bruce (1996) which of the following was a factor in generating strong religious commitment in the USA as compared to Europe ?
A. an evangelical strand of Christianity
B. a non-established church
C. a variety of new religious movements
D. late and very rapid industrialization - Which one of the following crime rates was higher in the United States than in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s ?
A. murder
B. rape
C. robbery
D. all of the above - Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rising divorce rate in the West ?
A. women have become less economically dependent
B. a reduction in the stigma attached to divorce
C. marriage is seen in terms of personal satisfaction
D. increased acceptance of same-sex relationships - Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rising divorce rate in the West ?
A. women have become less economically dependent
B. a reduction in the stigma attached to divorce
C. marriage is seen in terms of personal satisfaction
D. increased acceptance of same-sex relationships - Which of the following is not a reason why corporate crime is more difficult to prosecute compared with individual crimes ?
A. victims may not realise that a crime has been committed
B. it is more difficult to apportion blame to corporate criminals
C. legal systems are founded on individual not collective responsibility
D. corporate offences cause less harm than crimes against an individual - Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family ?
A. increase in the number of men with a college education
B. increasing birth-rate
C. shift in the economy of the United States from manufacturing to service industries
D. all of the above - The rise in patriotism following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is an example of what function of deviance ?
A. Warning
B. Solidarity
C. Unification
D. Authoritarian
E. Boundary setting
