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Answer any four (4) questions and respond to them in a coherent essay. (25 points each) You may answer ONE more for up to 10 extra points. 1. Fully explain the family decline perspective and the family change perspective. In your opinion, which best explains the evolution of family and why? Give examples. 2.List three (3) characteristics generally associated with males, and three (3) characteristics generally associated with females. Briefly explain how traditional gender roles and societal expectations have been stressful for men and women. 3.What is the difference between homogamy and heterogamy? Give an example to support your answer. Discuss two (2) reasons why marriages are likely to be homogamous as it relates to stability. 4.List two (2) social factors that may encourage young people today to postpone marriage or not to marry at all. How do they relate to happiness, satisfaction, and lack of loneliness in singlehood? 5.Fully explain two (2) types of parenting styles (compare and contrast). Which one is recommended by most experts, according to our text? Why? 6. Define race socialization, and fully explain why is it important to most families of color. 7. Describe sibling violence. Why is this a serious form of family violence? 8. Distinguish between child abuse and child neglect. Give an example of each. 9.State and explain two (2) reasons divorce rates are dropping. Give an example of each and discuss which one is more valid to you (or you agree with) and why. 10.Explore the difference between first marriages and remarriages. Why are remarriages typically more challenging than first marriages? 11.What is the "stepmother trap?" Give an example