Why Is China Likely to Be a Country of "Lonely

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why is China likely to be a country of "lonely men" in the near future?

• A) Chinese women often become Buddhist nuns and are not eligible for marriage.
• B) Chinese men are forbidden from getting married unless they have a considerable amount of money for a dowry.
• C) Only upper class Chinese men are allowed to marry.
• D) Chinese families are limited to only one child, and there is a shortage of women in the country for men to marry.

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Definitions:

Inoculation

A way of making people resistant to persuasion. By providing them with a diluted counter-argument, they can build up effective refutations to a later, stronger argument.

Reactance

Brehm’s theory that people try to protect their freedom to act. When they perceive that this freedom has been curtailed, they will act to regain it.

Inoculation Effect

A social psychology theory that suggests exposure to a weakened form of an argument increases later resistance to that argument.

Analogy

A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.