How Families Begin
This is the process where one person tries to win the love of another, often at picnics, parties, or the cinema.
What is courtship?
A family consisting of father, mother and their unmarried children is called this.
What is a nuclear family?
This function of the family ensures society continues by producing offspring.
What is procreation?
This is a legal union between a man and a woman, permanent unless dissolved by divorce.
What is marriage?
This type of payment helps families meet their basic needs.
What are welfare payments?
In this type of marriage, parents choose the spouse for their son or daughter.
What is arranged marriage?
This type of family has one parent in everyday contact with children.
What is a single-parent family?
Teaching children discipline, values, and social roles is known as this process.
What is socialization?
A marriage pattern where a man may have only one wife and a woman only one husband.
What is monogamy?
Government-run centres to help working mothers care for children.
What are day nurseries?
A couple may marry because of wealth, status or to get citizenship.
What is marriage of convenience?
Grandparents, parents, and children living together form this.
What is an extended family?
Managing money, shopping wisely, and saving are part of this family role.
What is functioning as an economic unit?
A marriage pattern where women may have more than one spouse.
What is polyandry?
This programme ensures children receive proper meals, often in schools.
What are feeding programmes?
When two people marry because of a pregnancy, it’s called this.
What is a “shotgun” marriage?
When older siblings care for younger ones because parents are absent, it’s this type of household.
What is a sibling household?
True or False: The family helps meet emotional needs like love, support, and self-esteem.
What is True?
This inheritance system gives property and status through the mother.
What is matrilineal?
When children cannot live at home, they may be placed in these homes temporarily.
What are foster homes?
Two people secretly run away to marry or form a union.
What is elopement?
Two or more brothers sharing a household with their wives and children is called this.
What is a joint-family household?
Name two ways families can practice thrift.
What are shopping in bulk, making lists, saving regularly, or reusing/recycling? (any two)
A family pattern in which the father is head of the household.
What is a patriarchal family?
Name two ways technology has changed financial transactions for families.
What are ABM, telebanking, internet or mobile banking, e-commerce? (any two)