The decline of the two-parent family among African Americans is due to:

A) discrimination leading to high unemployment among many African American men,who are unable to support a family
B) the declining ratio of eligible black men to eligible black women
C) rising income of African-American women and declining income among African American men makes marriage lest attractive for African American women
D) all of these choices
E) none of these choices

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Zeinab Sabbagh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The decline of the two-parent family among African Americans is multifaceted and can be attributed to a combination of factors, including discrimination leading to high unemployment among many African American men, the declining ratio of eligible black men to eligible black women, and rising income of African-American women and declining income among African American men makes marriage less attractive for African American women. Therefore, all of these choices are contributing to the decline of the two-parent family among African Americans.

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