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K@ · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Which example best illustrates that the The American Heritage Dictionary's definition of adultery, voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse, is not ideal?

a. Alfonso and Marie are getting a divorce based on the grounds that Marie committed adultery.
b. Among the Lozi people of Africa, it is considered that a man has committed adultery if he gives a woman a beer.
c. Stewart is a married father of two who goes on a business trip and has intercourse with another woman without his wife's knowledge.
d. Don and Celia have been dating for over a year, but Celia decides to leave the relationship because she feels that she is more sexually attracted to women than to men.

Question 2

What is one factor that may have lead to an increase in divorce rates in the 20th century?

a. increased financial dependence on one another in a relationship
b. the view that your spouse must first and foremost be your soul mate
c. the view that children of divorced parents will suffer emotionally
d. lower expectations of one's spouse