What Is One Trend That Is Apparent with Respect to Cohabitation

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is one trend that is apparent with respect to cohabitation?

• A) The vast majority of people who cohabit today are doing so to make sure they are compatible for marriage.
• B) Few people who cohabit ultimately marry.
• C) Cohabitation is a passing fad in American culture and has dramatically declined in recent years.
• D) Cohabitation as an alternative to marriage is increasing in many other countries as well as in the United States.

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Definitions:

Attitudes

A learned tendency to evaluate things in a certain way, which can include evaluations of people, issues, objects, or events.

Situational Influences

External factors or circumstances that can affect an individual's behavior, decisions, and emotions in a given context.

Personality Traits

Characteristics and qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, influencing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Role Playing

The act of adopting roles and acting them out in a social setting to explore different aspects of the self or to practice behaviors.