How are family-member loyalty, bonding, and cohesion different in ...

[mydiamond]

How are family-member loyalty, bonding, and cohesion different in a stepfamily when compared to a typical nuclear family?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Research shows that the percentage of children living with two biological parents varies widely by race and ethnicity. Which of the following groups in the U.S. is MOST likely to have children living with two biological parents?
 
  A. non-Hispanic whites
  B. Hispanics
  C. African Americans
  D. Asian Americans

[swimkari]

Answer to Question 1

In the typical stepfamily, there is very little loyalty, bonding, and cohesion among merging families. This is a much more fragile situation than in a nuclear situation, which may or may not improve over time. Cohesion and loyalty are generally much stronger through the family life cycle in a nuclear family, usually transcending traumas.

Answer to Question 2

D