An Increasing Number of Children Are Being Raised by Relatives

question 71

Multiple Choice

An increasing number of children are being raised by relatives other than their parents. The most common of these arrangements is children being raised by

• A) Grandparents.
• B) Older siblings.
• C) Aunts and uncles.
• D) Neighbors.

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Definitions:

Intimacy

The close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.

Young Adult Years

A phase of human development that typically spans the late teens through the twenties, characterized by exploration, independence, and laying the foundation for future life paths.

Purpose

An individual's sense of resolve or determination, the intention and aim guiding action or the reason for which something exists or is done.

Muscular-anal Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development occurring in early childhood, focusing on controlling bladder and bowel movements.