In Contrast to the Traditional Family, What Is an Example

question 59

Multiple Choice

In contrast to the traditional family, what is an example of a postmodern family?

• A)a dual earner family where both spouses work outside the home
• B)a role reversal family where the wife earns the income/the father rears the children
• C)a same-sex couple rearing children
• D)a one income family where the husband is the breadwinner

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