A fair bit of research regarding family relationships tends to examine middle-class samples. Often, the samples contain percenta
ges such as the following: 75% European-American, 10% African-American, 8 % Latino-American, 5 % Asian-American, and 2% other. Differences between cultural groups are not examined; instead, generalizations about families in general are made from the research. What is a problem with this approach?
