Which family form is most likely to experience a higher incidence of poverty?
a. Nuclear family c. Single-parent family
b. Communal family d. Homosexual family
C
The single-parent family is more likely to be financially disadvantaged than two-parent families. The nuclear family is more likely to have more than one income, or one parent may have an occupation that supplies sufficient financial stability to allow the other parent to be the primary childrearing parent. The communal family is more likely to have more than one income. The homosexual family may be headed by a single parent, but usually involves two parents.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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