Forms Of Marriage And Households

Question 1

Monogamy

Answer 1

One husband and one wife

Question 2

Serial monogamy

Answer 2

A series of monogamous marriages

Question 3

Arranged marriage

Answer 3

Marriages arranged by parents to much their children with partners of a similar background and status

Question 4

Polygamy

Answer 4

Marriage to more than one partner at a time

Question 5

Polygyny

Answer 5

One husband and two or more wives

Question 6

Polyandry

Answer 6

One wife and two or more husbands

Question 7

Nuclear family

Answer 7

Two generation: parents and children living within the same household

Question 8

Extended family

Answer 8

All kin including and beyond e nuclear family

Question 9

Classic extended family

Answer 9

An extended family sharing the same Joshua led or living close by

Question 10

Modified extended family

Answer 10

An extended family living far apart, but keeping in touch by phone, letters, email and frequent visits

Question 11

Beanpole family

Answer 11

A multi-generation extended family in a pattern which is long and thin with few aunts and uncles, reflecting fewer children being born into each generation

Question 12

Patriarchal family

Answer 12

Authority held by males

Question 13

Matriarchal family

Answer 13

Authority held by females

Question 14

Symmetrical family

Answer 14

Authority and household tasks shared between male and female partners

Question 15

Reconstituted / step family

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Lone parent family

Answer 16

Lone parent with dependant children, most commonly after divorce or separation

Question 17

Gay or lesbian family

Answer 17

Same sex couple living with children

Question 18

Single person household

Answer 18

An indivisible living alone