Question 1

Matriarchal authority is

Accepted Answer

A) Male dominated 
B) Female dominated 
C) Equal authority between sexes 
A) Male dominated 
B) Female dominated 
C) Equal authority between sexes

Question 2

Zureida marries someone of the same religion as herself.She has followed the norm of

Accepted Answer

A) patrilocal groups. 
B) endogamy. 
C) exogamy. 
D) monogamy. 
A) patrilocal groups. 
B) endogamy. 
C) exogamy. 
D) monogamy.

Question 3

Patrilineal descent is traced through the

Accepted Answer

A) Father 
B) Mother 
C) Both mother and father 
A) Father 
B) Mother 
C) Both mother and father

Question 4

South Africa legalised same-sex relationships and marriages in 2006.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Reproductive work is usually not rewarded on an economic level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Productive work does not involve the creation of what human beings need to exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which one of the following constitutes primary kin?

Accepted Answer

A) Mother, father, sister, brother 
B) Mother's mother, mother's father, sister's son 
C) Brother's daughter's son 
D) Brother's daughter's son's son 
A) Mother, father, sister, brother 
B) Mother's mother, mother's father, sister's son 
C) Brother's daughter's son 
D) Brother's daughter's son's son

Question 8

The family plays an important role in the socialisation of a child.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

South African families are headed by children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

___________________ is one way people limit the number of kin relatives.

Accepted Answer

A) Conscious decisions 
B) Contraceptives 
C) Selective forgetting 
D) An unconscious decision 
A) Conscious decisions 
B) Contraceptives 
C) Selective forgetting 
D) An unconscious decision

Question 11

Endogamy refers to norms requiring or encouraging people to choose partners that are of different religion, race, ethnicity, or social class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Conflict theorists maintain that family perpetuates equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Sociologists argue that it is virtually impossible to keep track of everyone's living relatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A social institution that binds people together through blood, marriage, law and/or social norms is known as

Accepted Answer

A) kinship. 
B) family. 
C) matrilineal heritage. 
D) marriage. 
A) kinship. 
B) family. 
C) matrilineal heritage. 
D) marriage.

Question 15

In South Africa there are five different laws under which marriage is recognised.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Social functions help maintain order in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bilateral descent is traced through the

Accepted Answer

A) Father 
B) Mother 
C) Both mother and father 
A) Father 
B) Mother 
C) Both mother and father

Question 18

By definition, family relationships are constructive and harmonious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

South African families have negative socio-economic experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One of the major causes of poverty in South Africa is a lack of, or low, earned income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Family Structure

Matriarchal authority is

Zureida marries someone of the same religion as herself.She has followed the norm of

Patrilineal descent is traced through the

South Africa legalised same-sex relationships and marriages in 2006.

Reproductive work is usually not rewarded on an economic level.

Productive work does not involve the creation of what human beings need to exist.

Which one of the following constitutes primary kin?

The family plays an important role in the socialisation of a child.

South African families are headed by children.

___________________ is one way people limit the number of kin relatives.

Endogamy refers to norms requiring or encouraging people to choose partners that are of different religion, race, ethnicity, or social class.

Conflict theorists maintain that family perpetuates equality.

Sociologists argue that it is virtually impossible to keep track of everyone's living relatives.

A social institution that binds people together through blood, marriage, law and/or social norms is known as

In South Africa there are five different laws under which marriage is recognised.

Social functions help maintain order in society.

Bilateral descent is traced through the

By definition, family relationships are constructive and harmonious.

South African families have negative socio-economic experiences.

One of the major causes of poverty in South Africa is a lack of, or low, earned income.

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