Which of the following would NOT be a family as sociologists define the term?
A) a married couple who maintain separate apartments on different sides of Central Park in New York City
B) two men who enter a business partnership in which one runs a retail outlet while the other produces products to sell in it
C) a couple who remarries and shares a household with children from their previous marriages
D) an unmarried couple who never have children and live in separate residences
E) a lesbian couple who have a child using a sperm donor

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Sociologists define a family as a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or a social construct that resembles such relations, focusing on emotional bonds and support systems. Option B describes a business partnership, which lacks the personal, emotional, or kinship bonds typically associated with the sociological definition of a family.

Which of the Following Would NOT Be a Family as Sociologists