Under the Hindus Marriage Act two persons tracing their common ascendency through their father's life are collaterals if they lie within
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Marriage, Family and Kinship in Sociology
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Which of the following is a nuclear family?
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. . . . . . . . is a form of marriage in which men of lower caste marry women of superior caste.
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When a person is required to marry the sister of his deceased wife the system is known as:
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The most fundamental unit of society is known as
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. . . . . . . . is a conjugal family in which single relatives, such as unmarried or widowed brother, sister or the cousin of the husband or wife, live with the family
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The bond between the blood relatives is called . . . . . . . .
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The Indian Succession Act was enacted in which of the following year?
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In the world there are societies in which:
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The system under which maternal uncle gets prominent place in Kinship is known as:
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The first significant contribution to the study of kinship terms was made by . . . . . . .
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Which one of the following is not an important cause of the weakness of modern family?
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Consanguineous Kinship is the one which is between.
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The systems under which marriage between blood relations was not forbidden is known as:
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The . . . . . . . . tribe has a double standard morality whereby a woman as a wife (ranti) has to observe a strict sex moral code, but as a daughter (dhyanti) has a free scope to have as many liaisons and amours as she likes.
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According to Morgan, which of the following is the correct order of evolution of family?
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
| List I | List II |
| a. Nuclear family | 1. Traditional family |
| b. Joint family | 2. Modern family |
| c. Patriarchy | 3. Universal phenomena |
| d. Matriarchy | 4. Few pockets of society |
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Which of the following acts first recognised Monogancy as the accepted form of marriage?
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The marriage which is the result of mutual affection and love is called
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According to anthropologists in India they always prefer to marry within lineage of
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