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A nuclear family consists of three or more generations who live together under one roof.
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The nuclear family has become more prominent in the U.S. today because it is better suited to an urbanized industrial society.
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Strict monogamy is one of the less common forms of the family and is only practiced by about one-quarter of all human societies.
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Half of all people who divorce in the U.S. today will eventually remarry.
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Couples who are very young when they get married have a greater risk of divorce than older couples.
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Women are much more likely than men to suffer economic decline after divorce.
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Children of divorce are less likely to experience divorce in their own relationships, since they have already experienced the hardship divorce can bring
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One-third of all births today are to unmarried women.
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Elderly women are more likely to be victims of abuse than are elderly men.
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Historically, the United States government has taken a very lassiez-faire approach to childcare.
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