The Evolutionary Perspective Holds That Stepchildren Are More Likely to Suffer

question 48

Multiple Choice

The evolutionary perspective holds that stepchildren are more likely to suffer abuse at the hands of stepparents than of genetic parents because

• A) relationships with stepchildren are not as emotionally reinforcing as relationships with genetic offspring.
• B) stepparents must allocate more resources to stepchildren than to genetic offspring.
• C) stepchildren do not enhance stepparents' inclusive fitness.
• D) relationships with stepchildren do not follow the norm of reciprocity.

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