Which of the Following Statements About the American Blended Family

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the American blended family is most accurate?

• A)The blended family is too small to warrant the development of a marketing program by a firm to reach its members with a product or service.
• B)The rise in the divorce rate among baby busters is called a "gray divorce" because their divorce rate now exceeds 50 percent.
• C)The majority of divorced people never remarry;instead,they choose to cohabitate.
• D)Firms like Hallmark Cards have developed greeting cards with sentiments specifically created for step parents,step children,and step siblings.
• E)The percentage of divorced couples has increased from 15 percent in 1960 to 60 percent today.

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