Question

Which of the following statements regarding adolescents and their fathers is TRUE?A. adolescents in countries such as Japan and Australia spend more time with their fathers than they do with their mothersB. African American and Latino fathers spend more time with their children than do non-Latino white familiesC. the amount of time that fathers spend with their children has decreased in recent yearsD. US adolescents spend less time with their fathers than their mothers

Answer 1

Option D.

Studies have demonstrated that in the US, fathers spend less time with their children than mothers. This may be due to fathers having to work to provide for the family, or mere indifference.

However, over the last 4 decades, this factor has been slowly increasing, and by 1990 fathers were spending 70% more time (compared to mothers) with their children.