A traditional family structure in which male and female partners and their children live as an independent unit is known as a(n) _____ family
a. Extended
b. Binuclear
c. Nuclear
d. Blended
C
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A Extended families include other blood relatives in addition to the parents.
B A binuclear family involves two households.
C Approximately two thirds of U.S. households meet the definition of a nuclear
family. This is also known as the traditional family.
D A blended family is reconstructed after divorce and involves the merger of two
families.
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