According to Cox and Demmitt, the Development of Patchwork Intimacy

question 97

Multiple Choice

According to Cox and Demmitt, the development of patchwork intimacy suggests that:

• A) sex has become more important than intimacy.
• B) some cultures do not place a high value on intimacy.
• C) intimacy is more important to women than it is to men.
• D) marriage is no longer seen as the only avenue to intimacy.

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