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Understanding Social institution — Sociology STD 11 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 HumanitiesSociologyUnderstanding Social institution2 Marks
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State types of family.
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Answer

Types of family include:
  1. Nuclear family.
  2. Joint family.
  3. Extended family.
  4. Matrilineal family (mother is decision maker).
  5. Patrilineal family (father is head of the family).
  6. Polygynous family (one husband, many wives).
  7. Polyandrous family (wife keeps many husbands at a time).

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