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61. Family is a haven form the world where basic ingredients are_______________?
- A. Love and trust
- B. Intimacy
- C. Absolute fulfilment
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The family is often described as a private refuge that provides love, trust, intimacy, and emotional fulfilment. Because all three listed qualities fit this description, “all of the above” is the inclusive answer.
Correct answer: All of the above62. The primary function of the family is to reproduce______________?
- A. Childer
- B. Society
- C. Biological and social evolution of society
- D. None of theseFamily
Explanation: The family’s primary reproductive role is broader than simply producing children: it reproduces the population and socialises new members, allowing society to continue biologically and socially. This is why option c is the closest formulation.
Correct answer: Biological and social evolution of society63. Blended families are also known as_____________?
- A. family structures
- B. families of orientation
- C. Brady Bunch families
- D. reconstituted families
- E. bi-lateral families
Explanation: A reconstituted family forms when partners bring children from previous relationships into a new household, commonly called a blended family. “Brady Bunch family” is an informal cultural nickname, not the standard sociological term.
Correct answer: reconstituted families64. Falling in love and marrying someone similar to your self is generally referred to as_____________?
- A. selective perception
- B. homogamy
- C. heterogeneity
- D. self-selection
- E. homogeneity
Explanation: Homogamy means choosing a spouse with characteristics similar to one's own, such as social class, religion, education or ethnicity. Heterogeneity means difference, while homogeneity is a general similarity rather than the specific marriage pattern.
Correct answer: homogamy65. Grandparents aunts and uncles and cousins are all examples of a (n) _____ family ?
- A. bilateral
- B. extended
- C. polyandry
- D. nuclear
- E. distant
Explanation: An extended family includes relatives beyond parents and children, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. A nuclear family consists mainly of parents and their dependent children.
Correct answer: extended66. which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption ?
- A. functionalist perspective
- B. conflict perspective
- C. interactionist perspective
- D. labeling theory
Explanation: Functionalists view adoption as serving useful social functions, including providing children with stable families and helping meet family and societal needs. Conflict and interactionist perspectives would focus more on power, inequality or meanings surrounding adoption.
Correct answer: functionalist perspective67. Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power property and privilege ?
- A. Friedrich Engels
- B. Talcott Parsons
- C. Margaret Mead
- D. George Murdock
Explanation: Engels linked the monogamous family to private property, inheritance and the unequal transfer of wealth and power across generations. Parsons viewed the family mainly through its functional contribution to social stability, not as the root of inequality.
Correct answer: Friedrich Engels68. According to which theory two different personality traits that are the counterparts of each other provide a sense of completeness when they are joined ?
- A. complementary needs
- B. matching hypothesis
- C. exchange
- D. mutual co-dependence
Explanation: The complementary-needs theory of relationships proposes that opposite or complementary personality traits can satisfy each other and create a sense of completeness. The matching hypothesis, by contrast, focuses on people choosing partners with similar characteristics.
Correct answer: complementary needs69. Under what type of arrangement do people reckon descent and transmit property through the mother's side of the family ?
- A. bilineal
- B. neolocal
- C. patrilineal
- D. matrilineal
Explanation: Matrilineal descent traces ancestry and inheritance through the mother’s side of the family. Patrilineal arrangements trace them through the father’s side, while bilineal systems recognise both sides.
Correct answer: matrilineal70. Which is the JK,s largest university ?
- A. University of Cambridge
- B. The Open University
- C. London Metropolitan University
- D. University of Manchester
Explanation: The Open University has traditionally been the UK’s largest university by student enrolment, mainly because it provides distance-learning programmes. The stem appears to contain a typo, reading “JK” instead of “UK,” but the options make the intended reference clear.
Correct answer: The Open University