"The Fog Horn," the narrator and a man named McDunn work in a stone tower, far out from land, to alert ships passing through the fog of their proximity to land. The tower emitted red and white lights, as well as a "Voice," the deep cry that the Fog Horn sent out into the world. It was lonely work. On the night before it was the narrator's turn to return to land, McDunn tells him that he has something special to tell him about.
Explanation:
This marital practice is called : Endogamy
Endogamy is a marital process in which the grooms and brides only limited from within local community or tribe.
This marital method is deemed to be out-of-date and only carried out in the past to maintain the 'bloodline' of a specific tribe or clan.
Answer:
Denial.
Explanation:
Denial refers to a defense mechanism in which an individual while facing a problem or reality avoids the situation by denying the existence of that problem or reality. Denial psychology is based on the understanding of denial as a coping mechanism and the way it affects our confrontation with the problem. As per the question, the family member uses denial as a coping mechanism in order to face reality which is death in this situation.
The number of one-child families continues a steady increase, making up about 20 percent of American families.