One Concern About the Great Importance Most People in the United

question 83

Multiple Choice

One concern about the great importance most people in the United States give to romantic love as the basis of marriage is that

• A) romantic love can fade, which may contribute to our nation's high divorce rate.
• B) romantic love brings together people who are socially quite different.
• C) this focus on romance may discourage people from paying enough attention to children.
• D) this focus on romance means that many marriages are not a "fair exchange."

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Definitions:

Materialistic Goals

Aspirations or objectives that focus on acquiring material possessions and wealth.

Pursuit Of Wealth

The dedicated effort to accumulate monetary resources and material possessions as a measure of success or security.

Polygraph

A machine designed to detect physiological changes in a person's body when they answer questions, used to infer the truthfulness of their responses.

Cross-Cultural Similarities

Aspects, behaviors, or traits that are common or shared across different cultures.