True or false: Household membership and family ties are not identical; relatives may live in different households, and household members need not all be relatives.
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Which description best fits an extended household?
- A
A household made up only of people related by marriage.
- B
A household that includes relatives beyond a single parent-child or conjugal unit.
- C
A household in which every member lives in the same room.
- D
A household that includes only one person.
A couple establishes a residence separate from both of their families. This is a residence pattern.
What term describes the work households organize for daily life, including obtaining food, cleaning, and caring for dependents?
A couple lives in a separate dwelling near the husband’s relatives. Which conclusion best reflects the distinction between living near relatives and living with them?
- A
The couple must be part of the relatives’ household because they live nearby.
- B
The arrangement cannot be described as a residence pattern.
- C
The couple may form a separate household close to the relatives.
- D
The couple’s household must include all nearby relatives.
True or false: If a couple lives with or near the wife’s relatives, that residence pattern alone proves that women hold greater political authority.
- A
True
- B
False
Select all the activities that the material identifies as household tasks needed for daily life.
- A
Preparing meals.
- B
Establishing a rule of descent for the wider community.
- C
Caring for children or other dependents.
- D
Managing shared possessions.
What term describes a pattern in which spouses remain in separate residences, typically with their respective natal households?
A researcher finds that household members cooperate in earning income and caring for children. What additional approach would best help reveal how domestic organization shapes relationships and inequalities?
- A
Treat the household as a single person with one shared interest.
- B
Examine who does the work, who controls resources, and who benefits.
- C
Assume that each member has equal influence if members cooperate.
- D
Focus only on who earns wages.
A couple may live with or near either spouse’s family. This is an residence pattern.
Select all statements supported by the material about cooperation and resource-sharing within households.
- A
Members can contribute in different ways, such as through wages, caregiving, or subsistence production.
- B
If resources are shared, every member necessarily has equal control over them.
- C
Members of one household may have different needs, responsibilities, and influence.
- D
A household should always be treated as a single person with one interest.
In a multigenerational household, an older relative provides housing and childcare, one adult earns wages, and another member prepares meals and cares for a sick relative. Explain why listing these contributions is not enough to understand how the household is organized. Identify what else should be investigated.
An adult migrates for work, and later an older relative moves in because they need care. Which conclusion best follows from the material?
- A
The household cannot change unless its members stop being relatives.
- B
Migration affects family ties but never household membership.
- C
Household membership may change as people migrate or need care.
- D
A household can change only when a new dwelling is built.
Two friends share a home, prepare meals together, and coordinate daily tasks. One person's sibling lives elsewhere. Which interpretation best describes their household?
- A
Only relatives who share a dwelling can form a household.
- B
Nonrelatives may belong to a household through residence and everyday cooperation, while relatives living elsewhere may not belong to it.
- C
A household and a family are always the same group.
- D
A person can belong to a household only if they contribute money.
A household includes a couple, their children, and one adult's grandmother. Which feature makes it an extended household?
- A
It is a household with more than one dwelling, regardless of who lives there.
- B
It is a household consisting only of one couple and their children.
- C
It includes relatives beyond a single parent-child or conjugal unit.
- D
It is any household in which members share income equally.
After marrying, a couple establishes a home near the husband's relatives. What postmarital residence pattern does this describe?
True or false: If a couple follows a matrilocal residence pattern, women necessarily hold greater political authority.
- A
True
- B
False
A newly married couple establishes a residence separate from both of their families. Which postmarital residence pattern does this illustrate?
- A
Neolocal
- B
Ambilocal
- C
Matrilocal
- D
Avunculocal
Spouses continue living in separate residences, typically with their respective natal households. What postmarital residence pattern does this describe?
A researcher finds that different households assign cooking and childcare to different members, and that assignments sometimes change over time. Which conclusion is best supported?
- A
A task's assignment to one gender is universal across households.
- B
Domestic tasks are always divided equally among all members.
- C
Task assignments can vary with circumstances and change over a person's life.
- D
Only paid work counts as domestic labor.
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