Joe and sally have been married for 15 years. they have two children, darla and darryl. the fact that joe treats his family with respect indicates that he does not believe that a father

The correct answer is - has absolute power to treat family members as he chooses.

He could behave in an authoritative/authoritarian way with his family, but he is not that type of a person, and not that type of a father. Instead, he believes that all of his family members should be treated with respect they deserve, which is what he does in his family, and what makes his family relationships strong.