THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSISTORS MADE POSSIBLE IT TO REDUCE THE SIZE...

The development of transistors made possible it to reduce the size of many electronic

devices. A

B

C

D

Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement.

The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American

ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more

varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious

customs among different American groups.

The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all

current

American

families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children

or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 percent of the total number of American

households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3

percent of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7

percent are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied

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family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving

supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one.