A Blended Family Is

question 70

Multiple Choice

A blended family is

• A) the result of the decline in divorce in recent years.
• B) a household with unmarried partners.
• C) a typical outcome of increased cohabitation.
• D) a family formed by merging two previously separated units into a single household.
• E) households formed with unrelated individuals.

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Definitions:

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