Which of the following statements is the most accurate description of the relationship between socioeconomic status and child maltreatment?
a. Children in low-income families are least likely to be abused because these families are most likely to be headed by women.
b. Children in high-income families are most likely to be abused, but the abuse is less likely to be reported due to the high social status of the parents.
c. Children in low-income families are most likely to be abused because poverty and unemployment involve stress and heighten risk for abuse.
d. Children in middle-class homes are most likely to be abused, but the abuse is less likely to be reported because one parent usually covers up the abuse for the other parent.
c
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