Between 1890 and 1914, family patterns among the working class
A)emphasized child labor as an important necessity for family survival.
B)required all women to work outside the home.
C)allowed for dependence on the income of husbands and the wages of grown children.
D)experienced almost no change from the earlier industrial period.
E)were shaped by growing rates of infant mortality.

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Working-class families during this time period were dependent on the income of husbands and grown children. Child labor was not as prominent, and although some women did work outside of the home, it was not a requirement for all. The family patterns did experience some changes from the earlier industrial period, such as the emergence of the nuclear family as the dominant family structure, but the overall emphasis on economic dependence remained. Infant mortality rates did play a role in shaping family patterns, but it was not the primary factor.

Between 1890 and 1914, Family Patterns Among the Working Class