The Evolutionary Perspective Holds That Stepchildren Are More Likely to Suffer

question 45

Multiple Choice

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

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

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