A. finally destroy religion in the United States
B. promote secular humanism
C. stimulate new sects and cults to overcome the secularization process
D. be punished by God

A. transpersonal reality
B. paranormal reality
C. transient reality
D. transcendent reality

A. supporting societal norms
B. making life anxiety-ridden
C. having the individual lose his/her identity
D. decreasing a person’s sense of security

A. help people improve their lives
B. support the exploitation of the masses
C. deal with reality
D. attain immortality

A. they are young males
B. they live at or below the poverty level
C. they are seriously depressed
D. all of these

A. victims of child abuse become troubled adults
B. the more severe the abuse the more extreme the later psychiatric symptoms
C. not all abused children go on to abuse their own children
D. all of the above

A. includes physical and emotional neglect
B. refers to a wide range of maltreatment
C. has a victimization rate of 12.3 per 1,000 children
D. only A B and C

A. is most popular among the 24-35 age group
B. among working couples
C. among college-educated high-income groups
D. only A and B

A. a delay in the age of first marriage
B. the increase of cohabitation
C. the increase in the incidence of remaining single
D. all of the above

A. a women’s age at marriage
B. a women’s family income
C. whether the women came from an intact family
D. all of the above