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Stones research suggests that prior to industrialization the nuclear family ?

Correct answer: C. had begun to emerge through the separation of work and home life

  • A. a did not exist in any form
  • B. had begun to disappear as extended networks of kin became more important
  • C. had begun to emerge through the separation of work and home life
  • D. was simply another institution of patriarchal control?

Explanation

Stone's historical research challenged the claim that the nuclear family was created only by industrialisation, suggesting that it had already been developing beforehand as household and work arrangements became more separated. It therefore did exist in pre-industrial forms, rather than being wholly absent or merely patriarchal control.

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