SOC 4014 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Premarital Sex, Symbolic Interactionism, Stephanie Coontz
23 Jun 2017
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Streib found that spouses from middle-class families adopted the _______ approach, whereas those from working-class families adopted the _______ approach. Compared to other racial-ethnic groups, _________ tend to have the lowest rates of interracial marriage. Love in families is often expressed through both gestures and words. Divorce rates in the u. s have been increasing since the late 1800s, but have stabilized in recent years. Increases in premarital sex, increases in divorce rates, and declines in birthrates were all concerns in the early 1900s. Divorce rates increased because fewer husbands could adequately support their families. The percentage of african american women who will ever marry declined dramatically from the 1950s to the 2000s. Both the divorce rates and the marriage rates have declined in recent decades. For women, the average age at first birth is now younger than the average age at first marriage. An african american man marrying a white woman.
