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Lone-parent families are headed by females because men are highly likely to leave their partner and men do not have an emotional attachment to their child(or children) whereas women do because they have carried the child for nine months. Also, women have longer life span than men.
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Who was Roman families were headed by .?
Roman families were headed by the paterfamilias who was the eldest male of the family.
What are the advantages of child-headed family?
advantages of child headed families
Who was the head of ancient Chinese families was the eldest?
The extended family of the ancient Chinese was a patriarchal one, headed by the eldest male.
Would legalizing same-sex marriage weaken or strengthen a family?
It would greatly strengthen families headed by same-sex couples. It would not have any direct effect on families headed by opposite-sex couples.
The trend in the US where most poor families are headed by women is called what?
feminization of poverty
What does a double headed red eagle mean on a family crest?
The two-headed eagles in the arms of many originally European families can be traced to some former connection between those families and the German empire, whose royal emblem had been the two-headed eagle since Sigismund of Luxemburg became emporer in 1433.
In family violence is it only females that get abused?
no males get abused just as much in families with this issue but i think in my opinion females and males get it equally
What is the trend in US society whereby poor families have become increasingly headed by women?
the feminization of poverty
What does denitra mean?
Big fore headed females, that get abused by their boyfriends , maybe be a little slimish , but in all hope for the good and never get it.
How can you tell male from female in broad headed skinks?
the boys have orange or red heads the females have five dull bluish stripes
Why are nuclear families best for the UK?
Nuclear families are best for the family, but not necessarily best for a country. Good character and ability for taking responsibility by the adults are the the type of families best for a country. Those kinds of adults can be found in families not matter what their make up and conversely, a nuclear family can be headed by irresponsible adults.
Do Goodman's mouse lemurs live in families?
Not much is known about their social structure, but the females are likely to raise the young alone.
