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Assignment:

1. Twenty-two-year-old Riya's views on marriage are different from those of her parents. She thinks that traditional marriage, with its rigid gender roles, is no longer viable in today's world. She is likely to also believe that

• getting on her feet financially and establishing herself in a stable job are less important than getting married and starting a family.
• the primary purpose of marriage is parenting.
• marriage is an inevitable step toward adulthood.
• certain factors such as individual choices, interests, and goals should be given importance.

2. According to Martin et al., (2019), which of the following is a trend associated with parenthood in the United States?

• In 2018, 40.1 percent of U.S. births were to unmarried women, 23 percent lower than the peak in 2007/2008.
• In 2015, white women had their first child at 23.3 years, whereas Black women and Hispanic women had their first child at about 28.4 years of age.
• The percentage of households with children increased from 45 percent in 1970 to approximately 68.7 percent in 2016.
• The U.S. fertility rate is lower than that in developed countries such as Japan and the United Kingdom.

3. Which of the following is true about friendships among young adults?

• People with friends tend to lack a sense of well-being.
• Young adults tend to rely on friendships to fulfill their social needs.
• Over the course of young adulthood, the number of friends and the amount of time spent with them gradually increase.
• Young men have more intimate friendships than do young women.

4. According to Martin and Parashar (2006), which of the following is true about women's views on divorce?

• Currently, college-educated women have the most permissive views about divorce.
• Women with lower educational levels are less likely to divorce than are college-educated women.
• Currently, college-educated women have become less permissive toward divorce than they were before.
• Women with lower educational levels have become less permissive toward divorce than they were before.

5. Rodney is a 45 year-old African American delivery driver earning approximately 46k a year. He has two sons, 13 and 11. At which age does he most likely expect them to be financially independent, going by the data obtained from Country Financial Security Index (2018)?

• 16 to 18 years
• 22 to 24 years
• 24 to 26 years
• 26 to 28 years

6. According to the typological approach to adult psychosocial development, which of the following is true of overcontrolled people?

• They tend to keep their thoughts to themselves and to withdraw from conflict.
• They are active, energetic, impulsive, stubborn, helpful, and self-confident.
• They tend to get easily distracted from their tasks.
• They are well-adjusted, articulate, and independent.