Forty Years from Now You Read a Statistic That Says

question 5

Multiple Choice

Forty years from now you read a statistic that says there are currently more men than women in your nation.What might you predict about the social climate?

• A) Women will be working outside the home and rates of marriage will be down.
• B) Women will be discouraged from working outside the home and divorce rates will be down.
• C) Unmarried motherhood will be seen as an option (not shameful) and more people will marry.
• D) Women will be allowed or encouraged to have sex outside of marriage; however, cohabitation will be rare.

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