The World Is Arguably a More Stressful Place to Grow

question 39

Multiple Choice

The world is arguably a more stressful place to grow up in now than it was in the past for all of the following reasons, except:

• A) divorce is more commonplace.
• B) families move residences every few years.
• C) adolescents experience pressure from the mass media.
• D) adolescents are now more susceptible to their peers than were other generations.

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