Question is incomplete, the complete question is as follows:
Which one of the following is NOT an additional factor that may affect the family life cycle?
a. Being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered.
b. The birth of a child with a disability.
c. A family member with a chronic or terminal illness.
d. The traditions of different ethnic or racial groups
Answer:
d. The traditions of different ethnic or racial groups
Explanation:
Family cycle is defined as the emotional and intellectual stages a family member passes from childhood to years of retirement.
The tradition of different ethnic or racial group do not affect the family cycle while other three factors are important factors that affcte family cycle.
Being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered will affect the marriage stage of family cycle.
Birth of child with disability will affect most of all the stage from childhoof to retirement of family cycle.
A family member th chronic illness will affect the school age or teenage stage of family life cycle, where all members will be worried for ill members health.
Hence, the correct answer is " d. The traditions of different ethnic or racial groups".