What Is One Conclusion That Sociologists Can Draw from Comparing

question 65

Multiple Choice

What is one conclusion that sociologists can draw from comparing thirty-year-olds in 1975 and 2015?

• A) Thirty-year-olds are meeting more markers of adulthood than they did in 1975.
• B) Thirty-year-olds in 1975 had better job opportunities.
• C) Thirty-year-olds are not meeting as many of the markers of adulthood as they did in 1975.
• D) Career took a backseat to family for thirty-year-olds in 1975.

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Definitions:

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