In fact, many attempts were made throughout the 1900's for reformed "family planning", which aimed at decreasing the average household size through only planned births. ... Beginning in 1973, the government basically came out and said to its constituency that it would be best if each family was to only have one child. ... (Short, Fengying, 374) There was no penalty for second births for a couple, but one child families were encouraged by giving incentives that were not given to the two or three children families. ... Even though the family of a child who is "out of plan" might have gone a...

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Today in American society the dominant family structure in almost all cultures is a patriarchal family. ... A patriarchal family is common today because the male usually tends to earn the higher income and is around to take control of the family. Back when slavery was around in America a patriarchal family wasn't as common as today, especially in a African American slave family. The dominant family structure in a African American slave family was a matriarchal family. ... But back in the African American slave era the mother took the role of a fathers role in today's average patr...

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Statistics tell us that the world's average level of female employment is about 53%. ... Nevertheless, as we all know, in traditional pre-industrial family, husbands or men are often regarded as the "breadwinner." ... There are a lot of problems followed by these changes, due to the skyrocketing divorce rate, number of LPF family has increased to 24% of all families, and over 90% of LPFs are headed by lone mothers. Women started to focus on their education or career, they choose work over family, children are now regarding as a "liability," they started to postpone reproduce and marry age...

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Syllogism Analysis According to the syllogism concerning African Americans, who usually have an income below the national average, and who are advised to reduce their family size through the use of birth controls, insinuates that African Americans will have more money to spend if the above measures are put into place. ... If the Democratic Party were to address the National Black Caucuses with this scenario, in which they are asking the African American communities to use birth control as a way to reduce their family unit, thus increasing their income, the consequences would be great. .....

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The adopted parents were of above average intelligence. ... Ninety-three of the initial 101 families participated in the follow up. ... The results of the study showed that Black adoptees raised in white homes had an average IQ of 106; Black adoptees raised in white homes had an average IQ of 99; Black adopted kids raised in black homes had an average IQ of 97; White adopted kids placed in white homes had an average IQ of 111 and Asian/Indian adopted kids raised in white homes had an average IQ of 100. ... The socioeconomic status of a family is found to affect children's IQs. Children ...

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Television has also limited the time families spend together. Families used to spend dinner at the dinner table telling each other how their days went and just communicating with each other. Now families just bring their dinner to where ever the television is. ... When in reality the average woman wears a size 14, but in shows like Friends the producer's idea of an average woman wears a size 4. This makes many average women feel less attractive and gives them the impression that you have to be a size four to fit anywhere in today's society. ...

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If tuition had grown in pace with inflation, the average tuition at public colleges would have been $2,052. Instead the average per semester tuition at public colleges and universities was $6,695 in 2010 " (Evans 1). ... In addition, tuition and fees climbed 4.2% at four-year private schools to an average of $29,056 in 2012, while overall prices rose 4% to $43,289 (Clark 2). ... However, according to Jasmine Evans, "the average subsidy at public institutions reached a new low in 2010, the lowest it has been in a decade " (2). ... That means the average public college gets a tax subsidy of only...

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This is a bit higher than the state average of $31,181. Only 4% of families with children are below poverty in the town of Cumberland and 22% of the population is under the age of eighteen. 5,135 of those children are enrolled in the widely respected public school system which consists of one high school, two middle schools, and five elementary schools. ... The high school also as an attendance rate of 92.9% and many students usually score above average on standardized tests. Sixty-five percent of Cumberland High School students took the SAT test and scored an average of 532 in math and 52...

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Of those participants with employees on shorter assignments, the average percentage of their expatriate population considered to be on short-term assignment is 15%. ... An interesting trend is the decrease in the average amount of foreign service premiums. ... Ten years later, the average incentive ranges from 12-13%. ... Possessions are a minor concern compared with the disposition of the family residence, a topic about which many expatriates and their family members are sensitive. ... Once the family has finally settled their home-- country concerns, they wonder about visits back home. ...

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For example, in 1999 the College Board reported that the average score for college bound women was 43 points below the average score for a college bound man. ... Among high school seniors who entered college in the fall of 1999, the African Americans' averages scores on the SAT I verbal section was 93 points below European American students' average scores. On the average, African Americans scored 106 points less than European Americans on the math portion, (Jencks and Phillips, p.3). ... Rather an examination of a child's family tree or the educational history must take place i...

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When Kobe was five his family move to Italy where his father played in the Italian Professional league over the next eight years Kobe's father played on four different teams in Italy, which meant that the Bryant family had to move to a new city every few years. After the family returned from Italy to the states in 1991 Kobe attended Bala Cynwyd Junior High School. ... In 1996 Bryant's Senior season he lead Lower Merion high School to the 4A State Title, he also average 31 points per game during the season and was named High School Player of the Year. ...

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This creates problems as the mentally retarded stay at their same level and others move ahead at an average or accelerated rate. ... It has recently been discovered that the gifted are not immune to psychological disorders as once thought, although they have a slightly better prognosis than their average or below average peers. ... If these gifted children were separated from all the average or below average student would not have the benefit of learning from their talents. ... Gifted children do not require more resources than their average peers, just more appropriate ones. Families of c...

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Since 1969 the cost of college education relative to the average household income has risen from 18 percent to an excessive 38 percent (Bernasek). ... Some students and their families are blessed to comfortably be able to pay for their higher education. ... The expense of attending the University simply became too much for the family of the individual. ... "Average student loan debt climbed to $29,400 for borrowers in the class of 2012, up from $23,450 for 2008 graduates and $18,750 for 2004 graduates, annual reports from The Institute for College Access & Success show. ... It is unaccept...

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At times, it may seem that only those in More's family are impervious to the temptations of money, power, and position - the Common Man, serving as a symbol for the "average" in humanity as a whole, is very willing to take petty bribes in order to betray a trust. ... When asked by both Cromwell and Chapuys to give over information, the Common Man (as the role of the Steward), recognizing the opportunity to gain some pocket change, breaks the trust of the More family, speaking freely about what he thinks More feels about the divorce, More's habits, and his religious convictions. Th...

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Divorce also impacts the family as a whole, not only the children but also the two parties involved. ... Divorce has a big impact on the family including the children and the two parties involved. ... Families facing divorce or separation have to be able to recognize the problem. ... Two-thirds of the women who receive alimony are lone mothers whose annual alimony income averages $4 900 or 14% of their total income of $33 500. Their ex-husbands pay out an average 9% of their total income of $55 400 (McGovern). ...

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He informs the audience of the families and the family relations to begin with so that the reader will acquire some preliminary information, which will become important in the latter parts of the play. He shows how the ordinary life of an individual and one's experiences with her family should not be taken for granted. ... The audience, usually having family of their own, can see these character's situations and can compare them with their own. ... Therefore, this play masterfully planned by Thornton Wilder, becomes appealing to all audiences by creating a story and idea out o...

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A person with Alzheimer's disease will live an average of eight years and as many as twenty years or more from the onset of symptoms. ... It's not clear what specifically causes Alzheimer's, but age and family history are risk factors. ... It is more likely the combination of inter-related factors, including genetic factors, which are passed along family lines of inheritance, and environmental influences, which range from previous head trauma to educational level to one's experiences early in life. ...

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A person with Alzheimer's disease will live an average of eight years and as many as twenty years or more from the onset of symptoms. ... It's not clear what specifically causes Alzheimer's, but age and family history are risk factors. ... It is more likely the combination of inter-related factors, including genetic factors, which are passed along family lines of inheritance, and environmental influences, which range from previous head trauma to educational level to one's experiences early in life. ...

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Some people only have enough money to support their family and themselves and not enough to put into savings. ... The disabled worker and his or her eligible family members receive checks each month. ... The average monthly payment to a disabled worker is $786; for a disabled worker with a spouse and one or more children, the average payment is $1,310. ... When someone who has worked and paid into Social Security dies, survivor benefits can be paid to certain family members. ... The younger a person is, the fewer credits he or she needs to have family members are eligible for survivor's b...

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From 1960 to 1974 the NMP grew at an average yearly rate of 5.8 percent: the respective figures for industry and agriculture were 6.9 percent and 1.2 percent. ... From 1960 to 1974 the NMP grew at an average yearly rate of 5.8 percent; the respective figures for industry and agriculture were 6.9 percent and 1.2 percent. ... In 1976 the average monthly income of an employee in the state-owned sector of the economy was about 3,200 forints. ... Working wives are common, and prosperous families are likely to have two or wage earners. In the mid-1970's the typical worker's family spent 40...

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Graduating from college is extremely important to me and has always been a must in my family. I come from a family of well-educated people who have achieved success in life. ... I enter my senior year, challenged by my two older brothers, mother & father to review my priorities and truly understand the implications of not continuing my education, sobered by average test results and an unremarkable GPA. ... My discussions with family friends, who recently attended and graduated from Western Michigan, clearly described a situation that is of interest to me both academically & socially. ...

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* Social Support refers to various types of aid and succor provided by one's social networks * Optimism is a general tendency to expect good outcomes * 28% of men and 23% of women smoke regularly in the US * The life expectancy of a smoker is 8.3 years shorter than that of a non smoker * Nutritional patterns play a role in the course and management of diseases * Regular exercise is associated with increased longevity * AIDS means acquired immune deficiency syndrome where the immune system is gradually weakened and eventually disabled by HIV * The average length of survival for pe...

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Many fans these days have become outraged with the high priced contracts given to professional athletes, and who can blame them, as many athletes are making more money in one year than the average fan will make in their lifetime. ... What the average fan does not realize is that the high priced contracts are not the only thing that drive up ticket prices. ... Nowadays only a wealthy man can take his family out to the game, but as long as we have such ruthless sports agents, there will always be big contracts. ...

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A normal family of five or six received a single room about 25 by 20 feet. ... Meals were provided for evacuees costing no more than 45 cents per resident per day (the actual cost averaged at about 40 cents). ... Most residents who work were paid on average 14-16 dollars for a 44 hour week. ...

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Many families use their money to provide the necessary essentials for their family, such as food, water, and shelter. ... In fact, "According to the USA Today, parents spent an average of $185 per child buying non-uniform clothing in1998, compared with an average of $104 spent per child to purchase uniforms" (Public). ...

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