All of the following changes over the latter part of the 20th century had an initially gradual but eventually profound effect on families except
a. birth control became readily available.
b. people became parents at younger ages.
c. divorce rates increased.
d. women entered the workforce in greater numbers.
B
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a. decentrated scaffoldation b. ontogenetic inconsistency c. theoretical pseudoerror d. horizontal decalage
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