How Would a Sociologist Define "Family

question 52

Multiple Choice

How would a sociologist define "family"?

• A) two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household
• B) an interdependent social group bound by legal, biological, or emotional ties
• C) both the nuclear family and the extended family, to the extent that family members share emotional and material responsibilities
• D) a group of related people who share a household
• E) almost any social group so long as they share responsibilities for raising children

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Definitions:

Irreversible

A characteristic of a process or reaction that cannot be reversed, meaning it cannot return to its original state.

Psychosurgery

Surgical operations on the brain intended to relieve severe mental disorders.

Cingulotomy

A neurosurgical procedure that targets the cingulate gyrus to treat certain mental disorders, such as severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Bilateral Lobotomy

A surgical procedure that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, historically used to treat mental illness with often debilitating results.