Increases in the Divorce Rate and the Number of Out-Of-Wedlock

question 18

True/False

Increases in the divorce rate and the number of out-of-wedlock births, and the decline in the number of extended families has resulted in an increase in the percentage of families that progress through the traditional family life cycle.

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