A. biologically programmed
B. a religious universal
C. way of reducing family conflict
D. all of the above
Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs
The family today influences……………?
A. production activities
B. attitudes on politics
C. hospitalization rates
D. none of the above
Marrying someone with similar traits is called……………?
A. homogamy
B. heterogamy
C. exogamy
D. hypogamy
The low birthrate in the United States is related to……………?
A. able nutrition
B. increased drug use
C. increase of women in work force
D. none of the above
A number of celebrities in the entertainment world have been married five or six times They may be said to have had ?
A. the standard number of marriages in our society
B. a faulty distribution of power in their marriages
C. respect for polygamy
D. a negative experience of married life
Children of divorce have…………….?
A. no problems
B. a preference for parental conflict rather than their divorce
C. the most difficulty at ages nine and ten
D. fewer problems of adjustment than children from intact families
The blended family…………..?
A. consists of natural parents and children
B. is another name for a childless family
C. is made up of natural parents’ stepparents natural children and stepchildren
D. is quite stable for children
The nuclear family is characteristic of industrial societies because…………..?
A. most functions are better performed in secondary groups
B. geographic and social mobility are common in industrial societies
C. ascribed status is more important in industrial societies
D. a large family means more hands to work
Which is NOT form of plural marriage ?
A. Polyandry
B. Polygyny
C. Polygamy
D. Monogamy
Endogamy and exogamy are……………?
A. two social science disciplines
B. ways of studying institutions
C. social limitations placed on marriages
D. practiced only by select groups in society