Why is a focus on the nuclear family characteristic of many modern nations? Because
a: the nuclear family is the most common family arrangement in industrialized societies
b: isolation from the extended family arises from geographic mobility that is characteristic of many industrialized societies
c: modernity is associated with smaller and more exclusive households, especially among the urban poor
d: higher incomes have made it possible for most adults to achieve the American cultural ideal of a nuclear family
e: the nuclear family is the most developed form of domestic arrangement
Ans: b: isolation from the extended family arises from geographic mobility that is characteristic of many industrialized societies
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