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1. (1) In murders investigated by the FBI, more than one-third have been committed by one family member against another. (2) Three percent of them involve the murder of a child by a parent. (3) Aggression by parents toward children also takes a less drastic form. (4) Each year two million children are kicked, beaten, or punched by their parents. (5) Aggression is evident in marriages as well. (6) Each year, four million husbands and wives violently attack each other. (7) These attacks result in severe injuries in a quarter of a million cases.
a. Abuse of children by parents is widespread in the United States.
b. Aggression is part of many marriages in this country.
c. In the United States, family violence is increasing steadily.
d. In the United States, aggression is often directed toward members of one’s own family.