Trends in marriage, divorce, and childbearing in Canada show a gradual weakening of the nuclear family form in the second half of the 1800s until the mid-1940s, and then continued weakening after the 1950s. What does this phenomenon imply with regard to the immediate post-World War II period?

A) It is a radical change.
B) It is historically atypical.
C) It is cyclical.
D) It is conservative.

Nuclear Family

A family group consisting of parents (usually a mother and father) and their children, living together as a single unit.

Post-World War II

The period following the end of World War II in 1945, marked by significant geopolitical, social, and economic changes worldwide.

Cyclical

Pertaining to events or processes that occur in a repeating pattern or cycle, often observed in economies and natural phenomena.