What is a group whose members are linked by ancestry, marriage or adoption called?
Correct answer A. Family
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Under which system do people trace descent and pass on property through the mother’s side of the family?
Correct answer A. Matrilineal
Which theory holds that two opposite personality traits give a sense of completeness when the people who have them come together?
Correct answer C. Complementary needs
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Which statement about divorce is correct?
Correct answer B. Appears to lead to greater family disorganisation
Which theoretical perspective regards the family as serving some members better than others?
Correct answer C. Conflict
Which theorist described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because it passes on power, property and privilege?
Correct answer C. Friedrich Engels
What do sociologists call the unique sense of identity that sets each individual apart from everyone else?
Correct answer E. Personality
According to Mead, what does the socialised self mean?
Correct answer D. We are constantly learning
What did Freud believe about human beings?
Correct answer B. Man is driven by biological needs
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To which stage of life have modern sociologists applied Erikson’s model?
Correct answer C. Later life
What is the scientific study of ageing called?
Correct answer D. Gerontology
How is peer involvement in adolescence generally regarded?
Correct answer B. Negative
Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins are all part of which type of family?
Correct answer B. Extended
What does polyandry mean?
Correct answer C. Allowing a woman to have several husbands
What is the tendency to fall in love with and marry someone similar to yourself generally called?
Correct answer B. Homogamy
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What is another name for blended families?
Correct answer E. Reconstituted families
What is the primary function of the family to reproduce?
Correct answer C. Biological and social evolution of society
The family is seen as a haven from the world. What are its basic ingredients?
Correct answer D. All of the above
Alice is 7 and shares a private home with her parents, her grandmother and her aunt. How would you classify Alice’s family?
Correct answer A. Extended family
Which of the following is NOT one of the family functions discussed by William Ogburn?
Correct answer C. Reproduction