Peter Is Working on an Assignment That Requires Him to Compare

question 31

Multiple Choice

Peter is working on an assignment that requires him to compare television family sitcoms from the 1950s to those of today. Which of the following would Peter most likely include in his report?

• A) The traditional nuclear family is becoming more prevalent in television shows.
• B) Present-day family sitcoms predominantly depict the disappearance of the family as an institution.
• C) Age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and marital status have become near-constants rather than variables.
• D) Rather than being near-constants, age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and marital status have become variables.

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