Why Do More of U.S.households Contain a Single Person

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Short Answer

Why do more of U.S.households contain a single person?

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Definitions:

Personal Constructs

Individual beliefs or concepts through which people perceive, interpret, and make sense of the world around them.

Ego-idealizations

The process of constructing ideals or perfect versions of oneself that the ego aspires to achieve, often influenced by personal values and societal expectations.

Trust versus Mistrust

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where an infant learns to trust or mistrust their caregivers and the world based on their experiences of consistency and care.

Oral Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory focusing on an infant's pleasure centers around the mouth.