Question

Monique and Cindy are both employed attorneys in a domestic partnership living together in a large suburban home with their three biracial children. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Extended family
B. Interracial marriage
C. Family
D. Marriage

Answer 1

Answer: This is an example of FAMILY.

Explanation: A family can be defined as a group of people who are closely related to one another by BLOOD, MARRIAGE or ADOPTION. They include the father, mother and children.

A domestic partnership can be defined as a legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union.

Of all the options listed above, the best that accurately describes this type of relationship is FAMILY. Because Monique and Cindy both have Children and are living together, they can be defined as a family.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. Family

Explanation:

This is an example of a family. A family is a made up of two parents and children who share a bond and live together as a unit.

It is not an interracial marriage because the question did not state the race of Monique and Cindy, if they are different or not and it is also not a marriage because it is clearly stated that it is a domestic partnership