Some Evidence Reveals a Link Between Children's Departure from the Home

question 38

Multiple Choice

Some evidence reveals a link between children's departure from the home and __________.

• A) both parents becoming more masculine, gaining most in dominance and assertiveness
• B) both parents becoming more feminine, gaining most in nurturance and empathy
• C) women's greater emotional sensitivity, confidence, and dependence
• D) men's greater openness to the "feminine" side of their personalities

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

Marginal utility is the additional satisfaction or benefit gained from consuming one more unit of a good or service, which tends to decrease as more units are consumed.

Individual Demand

This refers to the quantity of a good or service that a single consumer is willing and able to purchase at various prices, holding other factors constant.

Normal Good

A type of good for which demand increases when income increases, and falls when income decreases, but price remains constant.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the income of individuals or the economy increases, opposite to what is observed with a normal good.