Lisa and James volunteer as a host family in a foreign exchange student program at the local university.They provide accommodation, food, and a family environment to an exchange student.They volunteer to experience a new culture and at the same time provide a new cultural experience to the student.The relationship between them and the exchange student exemplifies a(n)________.
A) fictive kinship
B) lineal kinship
C) affiant kinship
D) consanguineal kinship

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Fictive kinship refers to relationships among individuals who are not related by blood or marriage but who nonetheless treat each other as family members. In this scenario, Lisa and James are creating a family-like bond with the exchange student, despite there being no biological or marital connection, which is characteristic of fictive kinship.

Lisa and James Volunteer as a Host Family in a Foreign