Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes Most Research About

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes most research about children and household composition?

• A) Children fare better in married-couple households than in two-parent households where the couple is cohabiting.
• B) Children do better in two-parent households than in single-parent households.
• C) Children are equally likely to drop out of school regardless of family type.
• D) Children from cohabiting households are more like to have unsteady employment as young adults than kids from single-parent households.

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Definitions:

Stanley Prusiner

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