Exam 8: Family Structure

A husband, his wife and their two-year-old son are travelling by plane.The husband is holding his screaming son.A male passenger turns around and remarks, 'Why doesn't the mother take care of the baby?' The passenger is conveying his belief that women do the ___________ work.

Polygny

South African families face the following socio-economic challenges

There are________ family classifications in South Africa

Families are not static, they change in response to

Serial Monogamy

The family passes on social privileges and social disadvantages to its members, thereby perpetuating the system of inequality.This viewpoint coincides with which one of the following sociological perspectives?

Matrilocal

Endogamy refers to norms requiring or encouraging people to choose partners

Social functions include

The most basic definition of family is a social institution that binds people together through

The family serves the purpose of socialising the young, regulating sexual behaviour, and providing care and emotional support to its members.From a functionalist point of view, these are __________ of the family.

Marriage and family systems are structured to maintain and foster racial divisions and boundaries.

The family perpetuates

Patrilocal

Majority of single-parent households are male-headed.

Definitions of family that emphasise ___________view the family as comprising members who are linked together by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Blood, marriage, law and social norms bind families together.

At her wedding, Njabulo met her brother's daughter's son.Njabulo met a

The family is an unchanging, stable entity.