More than 40% of adults living in the United States have a step-relative, making blended families one of the most common family formation in the country

w‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌rite a 3-page paper answering the following questions: 1. What does it mean to say that blended families are an “incomplete institution”? 2. How does this affect the people involved in the marriage? 3. How does this a‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ffect the children, and parenting efforts? 4. Is the situation for blended families changing? If so, how? 5. What kind of legal and cultural changes can be made to help recognize blended families as a complete family institution‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌?