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kwoodring

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Discuss how and why the traditional definition of a family as a married couple with children has broadened in recent decades. What major family forms are common today?
 
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Question 2

Which political point of view claims that conventional families are breaking down: divorce, single-parenting, and living together without marriage are symptoms of a me first culture that weakens society and places children at risk?
 
  a. conservative
  b. liberal
  c. radical right
  d. radical left



JYan

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Answer to Question 1

 Family is a social institution that unites individuals into cooperative groups that care for one another, including any children.
 Today's families include the nuclear families, extended families, families of affinity, and blended families.

Answer to Question 2

(Answer: a)



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