Which of the following is NOT true about marriage, generally speaking, in the United States?

A. It is a legal contract as well as a ceremony
B. It is expected to be permanent, although participants may dissolve it
C. It is open to any couple, so long as they are of opposite sex (e.g., one man and one woman)
D. Our understanding of marriage is actually quite narrow and excludes many committed partnerships that function as marriages in all but the legal sense.


C

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a)  transnational families. b)  nationalized families. c)  international families. d)  nationwide families.

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