What is a key difference between the textbook's definition of family and the Census Bureau's definition of family?

a) Fictive kin are included only in the textbook's definition, not the Census Bureau's definition.
b) Unmarried partners are considered family by the textbook if they have children, but the Census Bureau does not recognize them.
c) The textbook defines a family as people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption while the Census Bureau has a broader definition.
d) The Census Bureau only recognizes the traditional nuclear family and the textbook recognizes all biological relatives.


a

Sociology

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a. true b. false

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a. African American communities b. Latino homes c. all race/ethnic groups d. white cultural expectations

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

Sociology