Compared with Agemates Who Have Siblings, Chinese Only Children Feel

question 16

Multiple Choice

Compared with agemates who have siblings, Chinese only children feel more emotionally secure because

• A) government disapproval promotes tension in families with more than one child.
• B) Chinese culture is overly focused on the firstborn child.
• C) families with two or more children are often stressed by financial hardship.
• D) they do not have to contend with sibling rivalry.

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