On Average, Marital Satisfaction and Stability Decrease as Children Enter

question 53

True/False

On average, marital satisfaction and stability decrease as children enter into their adolescent years.

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Definitions:

Transfer Payments

Payments made by the government to individuals or organizations without requiring any goods or services in return, such as welfare checks or social security.

Business Cycle

The fluctuations in economic activity that an economy experiences over a period, typically characterized by expansion (growth) and contraction (recession) phases.

MPC

The marginal propensity to consume, which represents the portion of additional income that a household spends on consumption instead of saving.

Multiplier

In economics, a factor by which a change in one economic variable, such as spending, leads to a greater change in another variable, such as GDP.