What are the basic differences between a nuclear and extended family?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: The nuclear family is comprised of mother, father, and children while the extended family includes relatives more distant than nuclear family members.

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a. Cultural ecology b. Cultural materialism c. Cognitive anthropology d. Sociobiology e. Marxism

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Which of the following is a characteristic of most foraging societies?

A. Social stratification B. Sedentism C. Egalitarianism D. Irrigation E. Large populations

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In traditional Chinese society, __________ was practiced on all but the poorest women

a. female circumcision b. foot binding c. arranged marriage d. child marriage

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How many morphemes are there in the English word "antidisestablishmentarianism" ?

A. 1 B. 6 C. 28 D. 0

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