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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1
Most people in the United States see the nuclear family as the preferred family arrangement.
A)True
B)False
2
Some cultures permit the marriage of a man to more than one woman at the same time. This practice is referred to as polyandry.
A)True
B)False
3
Kinship is determined totally by biological or marital ties.
A)True
B)False
4
The United States follows the system of patrilineal descent.
A)True
B)False
5
Currently, close to 95 percent of all men and women in the United States marry at least once during their lifetimes.
A)True
B)False
6
Endogamy specifies the groups within which a spouse must be found and prohibits marriage with others.
A)True
B)False
7
For people in the United States, the incest taboo means that we must marry outside the nuclear family.
A)True
B)False
8
Parents in many traditional cultures still arrange marriages for their children.
A)True
B)False
9
Familism refers to pride in the extended family, expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk outside the immediate family.
A)True
B)False
10
In the United States, single-parent families are more often headed by women than by men.
A)True
B)False
11
In 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4–3 that under the state's constitution, gay couples have the right to marry.
A)True
B)False
12
In the United States, more people are in favor of gay marriage now than in previous years.
A)True
B)False







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