One Explanation for Why Siblings Growing Up in the Same

question 7

Multiple Choice

One explanation for why siblings growing up in the same family have such different experiences in their nonshared environment is that

• A) each sibling is born into the family at a different point in the family's timeline.
• B) the quality of the genetic inheritance each sibling receives is degraded with each subsequent birth.
• C) parents are less invested in the well-being of their later born children.
• D) the quality of the family's lifestyle improves with each subsequent birth.

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Definitions:

Identity

“The conception of the self reflexively and discursively understood by the self” (Kuhn, 2006, p. 1340); the story of the self that we tell to both ourselves and others.

Social

Relating to society or its organization, emphasizing the interactions and relationships among individuals within a community.

Fixed

Something that is set or determined without change; often refers to something that is stationary or has a permanent position.

Means of Production

The physical, non-human inputs used for the production of economic value, such as factories, machines, and tools.