What Factors Determine How the Importance of Family Functions Varies

question 122

Multiple Choice

What factors determine how the importance of family functions varies cross-culturally?

• A) The size of the population is the most important factor in determining the relative importance of family functions.
• B) Factors related to provision of services by other means and the availability of contraception shape how important different family functions are cross-culturally.
• C) It is not possible to identify any factors relating to the relative importance of the functions of family.
• D) None of the above; there is no variation in the importance of family functions cross-culturally.

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