The Family: Terms
Multiple-choice quiz with 10 questions
Choose the correct answer for each question. You should aim for 90% or more for this quiz
Which one of the following would describe the modified extended family in Britain in the 21st century?
- Parents and dependent children living together
- Aunts, uncles and grandparents living in a household with adults and dependent children
- Adults and dependent children maintaining close links with other relatives, who may not be living under the same roof
What is the cereal packet family? (choose one answer)
- A family that has breakfast together
- The traditional family of two married heterosexual adults with children
- Any type of household in modern Britain
Which four of the following characteristics would describe a traditional family, according to the New Right?
What is family diversity? (choose one answer)
What is a family? (choose one answer)
What is cohabitation? (choose one answer)
"The" family is a term which some writers object to. What do they suggest we should use instead? (choose one answer)
What does patriarchal mean? (choose one answer)
Which one of the following is not, according to functionalists, a function of the family in our society?
What is the modified extended family? (choose one answer)