What Does Bowen Believe About the Relationship Between Nuclear Families

What does Bowen believe about the relationship between nuclear families and extended families?

A) Nuclear families mirror the characteristics of their extended family.
B) A nuclear family is always stronger when it is disconnected from the families of origin.
C) Nuclear families that are cut off from their extended families are more vulnerable to problems, and a family remains healthier when it remains in emotional contact with families of origin.
D) In an open system, extended family members tend to have an unreasonable degree of emotional contact with those in the nuclear family.
E) Bowen did not address the issues of nuclear family/extended family relations in his theory.