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Activity 3.10: True/False: American Families Today
Identify each statement as either true or false.
1 .
Men and women marry later today than they did in the fifties.
True
False
2 .
Almost one half of children live with a single mother.
True
False
3 .
One fourth of people that marry later divorce and remarry.
True
False
4 .
Families of color have higher birthrates than white families.
True
False
5 .
Children of families with high income are less likely to care for themselves after school than children from low income families.
True
False
6 .
About 14 percent of the homeless population is comprised of families with children.
True
False
7 .
Women are more likely than men to be murdered by someone they know intimately.
True
False
8 .
Of the number of children under 12 who are murdered every year, the majority are killed by parents or caregivers.
True
False
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