Forms of Family, Marriage, and Household

Question 1

Monogamy

Answer 1

Two individuals
Found in Europe, the USA, and most Christian cultures

Question 2

Serial Monogamy

Answer 2

A series of monogamous marriages
Found in USA + Europe, where there are high rates of divorce and remarriage

Question 3

Arranged Marriage

Answer 3

Marriages arranged by parents to match children with partners of similar background and status
Found on Indian subcontinent and in Muslim, Sikh, and Hindu groups in Britain

Question 4

Civil Partnership

Answer 4

Legal recognition to relationships of same-sex couples, giving civil partners equal treatment to married couple in a range of legal matters
2014, gay and lesbian couples allowed to marry on the same basis as different sex couples

Question 5

Polgamy

Answer 5

Marriage to more than one person at a time
Includes polygyny and polyandry

Question 6

Polygyny

Answer 6

One husband and two or more wives
Found in Islamic countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Question 7

Polyandry

Answer 7

One wife and two or more husbands
Found in Tibet, Todas of southern India, and Marquesan Islanders

Question 8

Nuclear Family

Answer 8

Two generations: parents and children living in the same household

Question 9

Extended Family

Answer 9

All kin including and beyond the nuclear family

Question 10

Classic Extended Family

Answer 10

An extended family sharing same household or living near each other

Question 11

Modified Extended Family

Answer 11

Extended family living far apart, but keeping in touch via phone, letters, email, networking websites, and frequent visits

Question 12

Beanpole Family

Answer 12

Multi-generation extended family, long and thin, few aunts, uncles, and cousins, fewer children born each generation, but people living longer.

Question 13

Patriarchal Family

Answer 13

Authority held by males

Question 14

Matriarchal Family

Answer 14

Authority held by females

Question 15

Symmetrical Family

Answer 15

Authority and household chores shared between partners

Question 16

Reconstituted Family or Stepfamily or Blended Family

Answer 16

One or both partners previously married, with children of previous partners

Question 17

Lone Parent Family

Answer 17

Lone parent with dependent children, commonly after divorce or separation
May arise through death or unwillingness to cohabit

Question 18

Gay or Lesbian Family

Answer 18

Same-sex couple living together with children

Question 19

Single Person Household

Answer 19

An individual living alone