In European-American, middle-class families where divorce has occurred and the mother retained custody of the children, if the mother remarries

A) girls tend to accept the stepfather better than boys.
B) boys tend to accept the stepfather better than girls.
C) both boys and girls tend to be very accepting of the stepfather.
D) both boys and girls tend to reject every attempt the stepfather makes to establish a relationship.

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Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Research has shown that boys tend to accept stepfathers better than girls in European-American, middle-class families where the mother retained custody of the children after a divorce and remarried. This may be due to boys being more likely to view their stepfather as a positive male role model, while girls may feel more loyal to their biological father or have more complex feelings about the new family structure.

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