Stepfamilies have unique features compared to families in which both biological parents reside, according to the text. List these unique features
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
1. Stepfamilies come about because of a loss, through death or divorce.
2. The parent–child relationship has a longer history than the new couple’s relationship.
3. A biological parent lives elsewhere.
4. Children in stepfamilies hold membership in two households.
5. The model for stepparenting is ambiguous and poorly defined.
6. No legal relationship exists between stepparents and stepchildren.
7. The children in stepfamilies have additional sets of relatives.
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