Which of the Following Statements About the American Family Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the American family is false?

• A)about two-thirds of underage children live in two-parent families
• B)about 75 percent of African America children will experience parental separation or divorce
• C)about one-quarter of all mothers of school-age children are employed
• D)none of the above statements are false

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Definitions:

Descent Group

A social group whose members talk about common ancestry through a line of descent that could be maternal, paternal, or both.

Patrilineal Descent

A system of lineage tracing in which an individual's family identity and inheritance are determined by the line of their father.

Patriline

A system of lineage or inheritance in which descent and inheritance rights are passed through the father's line.

Paternal Grandfather

The father of one's father, a direct male ancestor on the paternal side.