According to the Textbook,are Americans "Giving Up" on Marriage

question 89

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook,are Americans "giving up" on marriage?

• A) Yes, Americans are choosing not to marry and instead live alone.
• B) Yes, Americans are postponing marriage to later and later ages and eventually not marrying at all.
• C) Yes, as evidence by high divorce rates and low remarriage rates.
• D) No, Americans are postponing marriage, but not giving up on it.
• E) No, Americans are marrying in larger numbers than ever before.

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