A. is widespread in several societies
B. is practiced among Australian aborigines
C. has been a consistent feature in Western societies
D. has never been consistently or extensively practiced
Related Mcqs:
- Marriage is_________________?
A. any union of males and females
B. a union recognized as legal by a society
C. always monogamous
D. always endogamous - Which is NOT form of plural marriage ?
A. Polyandry
B. Polygyny
C. Polygamy
D. Monogamy - The resources each spouse brings to a marriage include________________?
A. income
B. the ability to earn income
C. occupational prestige
D. all of the above - The family-and particularly marriage-binds its members through_______________?
A. interfaith competition
B. legal and economic bonds
C. educational functions
D. class conflict - The most common form of marriage today is_______________?
A. polygamy
B. polyandry
C. polygyny
D. none of these - Factors in the decline of the marriage rate include__________________?
A. a delay in the age of first marriage
B. the increase of cohabitation
C. the increase in the incidence of remaining single
D. all of the above - “The ability of one individual or group to control the actions of another individual or group without the latter’s consent” is a definition of____________?
A. coercion
B. violence
C. power
D. force - Another way of saying that position in a group are value-rated by group members is_______________?
A. statuses are ascribed
B. authority is hierarchical
C. statuses are ranked
D. roles are scripted - When a minority group accepts the culture of the dominant group it is called_______________?
A. accommodation
B. acculturation
C. amalgamation
D. assimilation - Primary group are basic to the development of____________________?
A. politics
B. law
C. personality
D. social change
