family types

Types of Family and the Roles of the Family

Multiple Choice

1. Paul lives with his two sister. Name the family type to which Paul belongs.

• Nuclear

• Extended

• Single-Parent

• Sibling Household

Multiple Choice

2. The term 'patrifocial' refers to _________.

• a household where the father is the authority figure.

• a household where the mother is not present.

• a household where kinship is traced along the father's ancestors.

• a household where the husband and wife live at the home of the husband's parents.

Multiple Choice

3. An extended family would include grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, cousins and parents.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

4. A nuclear family includes the parents and children or child.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

5. The primary role of the family is not that of socialization.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

6. The aunt would mainly be responsible for socialization of the child in the Caribbean nuclear family.

• True

• False