Because of high divorce rates and separations in recent years, there has been a significant increase in the family structure termed:
A) single-parent.
B) communal.
C) extended.
D) foster child.
Ans: A
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Single-parent families, composed of one parent and one or more children, more than doubled in the past 50 years. Death of a spouse, divorce, or desertion can be the basis for single-parent families.
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