Exam 8: Family Structure

A single parent family consists of

Child bearing, care giving, managing households, and educating children fall under the category of

In South Africa there are different laws under which marriages are recognised

The 'means of existence, food, clothing, shelter and tools' relates to

Themba argues that he is marrying Maria for love.His choice of spouse can be classified as

Power relationships often lead to gender violence.

People make decisions about which kin they will acknowledge as family and which kin they will 'forget'.This process is known as

Endogamy means marriage within one's social group.

When family residence is neolocal, that means the

HIV and AIDS do not have a negative impact on the lives of children, families and communities.

A conflict theorist would argue that families are structured to

Polyandry

The nuclear family is not a universal human social grouping.

Mbali lives with her boyfriend and their two young children.Mbali's parents express their disappointment that Mbali and her boyfriend are not married.Her parents are using the definition of the ____________ family to judge her living arrangements.

Neolocal

Marriage and family systems value reproductive work.

Functionalists maintain that the family performs several social functions for society.Which one of the following is not one of these functions?

In skip-generation households grandparents are not responsible for their grandchildren

The average number of children that a woman bears in her lifetime is known as the

Egalitarian authority is