SAGE News Clips: Multi-generational Student DebtDescription: Student debt is a multigenerational problem with many families struggling to pay off their student debt while simultaneously sending their children to college. In this video, we meet the Biglers who are paying more than $2500 per month just on educational debt alone. Their student loan debt is much more than they pay for their home or car. In the last decade, student loan debt has increased to $1.2 trillion. Six million Americans in their fourties now owe more than $200 billion in student loans.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 274 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:The Bigler family is
an example of what type of family?
A. nuclear family
B. blended family
C. cohabiting family
D. a nonfamily household
Answer: A
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