What Trend Did Furstenberg Identify Between 1960 and 2000

question 46

Multiple Choice

What trend did Furstenberg identify between 1960 and 2000?

• A) The number of children in the average family has increased by 15 percent.
• B) Young people are maturing and living on their own sooner than before.
• C) People are having children at younger ages in more modern times.
• D) He found that the rate of people reaching adulthood markers had decreased by almost half.

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