A traditional family structure in which male and female partners and their children live as an independent unit is known as a(n):
a. Extended family. c. Nuclear family.
b. Binuclear family. d. Blended family.
ANS: C
About two thirds of U.S. households meet the definition of a nuclear family. Extended families include additional blood relatives other than the parents. A binuclear family involves two households. A blended family is reconstructed after divorce and involves the merger of two families.
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