Marriages primarily symbolize the formation of a legal union. as a secondary function, they provide a hands-off message to past lovers. the secondary function is referred to as a(n):

Plz 20 ! in a citizens elect the president as head of government separately from the legislature? a: parliamentary democracy b: communist state c: presidential democracy d: autocratic state

Part b forty-year-old kyle wants to start investing for retirement. he wants to select a personal investment plan that will allow him to withdraw funds without paying penalties and taxes once he turns 59.5. which retirement plan should he choose? a. traditional ira b. roth ira c. 401(k)

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.