The nuclear family means______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Diffusion of innovations among the cultures means______________?

   A. Travelling of traits and patterns space/territory
   B. Transmission of trait complexes time
   C. Both A and B
   D. None of the above

2. Sociology comes from a Latin word Socius means______________?

   A. Neighbor
   B. Associate
   C. Friend
   D. None of these

3. Stones research suggests that prior to industrialization the nuclear family ?

   A. a did not exist in any form
   B. had begun to disappear as extended networks of kin became more important
   C. had begun to emerge through the separation of work and home life
   D. was simply another institution of patriarchal control?

4. Carolyn supported her family by working as an administrative assistant She also attended law school and passed the bar she took a job with a small firm specializing in family law Carolyn experienced______________?

   A. horizontal mobility
   B. transgenerational mobility
   C. vertical mobility
   D. geographic mobility

5. What is the term used to describe the stages from one’s birth into a family with a specific status through formation of a new family unit ?

   A. intergenerational mobility
   B. socioeconomic life cycle
   C. vertical mobility
   D. none of the above

6. The nuclear family means_____________?

   A. a group of people sharing living accommodation and meals
   B. a network of relatives extended within or between generations
   C. the new family created when an adult leaves home and gets married
   D. a two-generation unit of parents and their children

7. Family is the basic point of _______ for the children ?

   A. enculturation and socialization
   B. Protection
   C. Learning and growing
   D. None of these

8. Which theoretical perspective sees the family as benefiting some people more than others ?

   A. conflict
   B. functionalist
   C. interactionist
   D. structuralist

9. In a patriarchal family the major decisions are taken be the____________?

   A. Old men and women
   B. the male or female head of the family
   C. the male head of the family who wields all the powers
   D. None of these

10. The family structure has been profoundly altered by the twin processes of _______ and __________ ?

    A. industrialization/vertical mobility
    B. industrialization/urbanization
    C. urbanization/vertical mobility
    D. industrialization /horizontal mobility
    E. horizontal mobility /vertical mobility