Carl is an African American child whose mother is a single parent. Carl and his mother live with his grandmother, who has taken on the role of the influential grandparent. Carl
a. would be better off if his grandmother took a less active role in his upbringing.
b. is more likely to become involved in drug use and vandalism than a child living alone with a
single-parent.
c. is likely to resemble children living in two-parent families more than children living in single-parent families in terms of achievement and adjustment.
d. is likely to have lower achievement than he would if they did not live with his grandmother.
c
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