Which of the following are reasons for the decrease in the number of nuclear family households? (Select all that apply.)
a. Many women are not marrying, yet are having children.
b. More couples are choosing to have greater than 2 children.
c. Many married couples are delaying starting a family.
d. There is an increase in the influx of immi-grants that include extended families.
e. Men and women are marrying at earlier ages.
f. There are increasing numbers of couples co-habitating but not marrying.
A, C, D, F
The decrease in the number of nuclear family households is most likely due to a number of changing trends. These include: many women are not marrying, yet still having children, more couples are choosing to remain childless, and many married couples are delaying starting a family. Also, there are increasing numbers of couples co-habitating but not marrying, an increase in family households that include biologically unrelated individuals, men and women are marrying at later ages, and lastly, there is an increased influx of immigrants that include extended families.
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