The percentage of married-couple families decreased between 1950 and the late 1990s.In addition,a large percentage of women over the age of 16 entered the paid labor force between 1950 and the late 1990s.As a result:

A) eight out of ten American adults live in traditional nuclear families
B) a minority of American adults live in traditional nuclear families
C) roughly the same number of American adults lived in traditional nuclear families in 2000 as in 1950
D) against all odds,traditional nuclear families have greatly increased in number
E) nine out of ten Americans now lives in nuclear families

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Rakan Alosaimi · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The decrease in married-couple families and the increase in women in the paid labor force indicate a shift away from traditional nuclear families. Therefore, a minority of American adults live in traditional nuclear families.

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