The Family Life Cycle Is a Composite Variable That Combines

question 30

True/False

The family life cycle is a composite variable that combines marital status, size of family, age of family members (focusing on the age of the oldest or youngest child), and employment status of the head of household, and then classifies the family into a "typical" stage.

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Definitions:

Rationalizations

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Conformists

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Racial Bias

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