All of the following are cultural factors that contribute to the high incidence of spouse abuse in the United States EXCEPT
A) a legal history of positively sanctioned wife beating.
B) a high rate of mental illness among U.S. men.
C) commonly-held attitudes of wife beating as acceptable behavior in marriage.
D) the notion of family privacy.
Answer: B
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