All of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT
(a) United States marriage and family laws have been based on the historical notion that the family is the property of the husband.
(b) in the United States it has been historically assumed that the father is the head of the household.
(c) the common-law concept of coverture supports that a wife exists independently of her husband's protection and influence.
(d) historically, biological sex has been the basis for the differential treatment of men and women.
(c)
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