Traditionally, in Some Areas of the Former Yugoslavia, Several Nuclear

question 14

Multiple Choice

Traditionally, in some areas of the former Yugoslavia, several nuclear families were embedded in an extended family household called a zadruga. Among the Nayars in southern India, it was typical for people to live in matrilineal extended family compounds called tarawads. Descriptions of these two culturally specific cases highlight that

• A) children who grow up in stable kin groups are better off than those who don't.
• B) the nuclear family is the only stable kin group arrangement.
• C) nuclear families are extremely rare in terms of living arrangements.
• D) extended family households are an adaptive strategy to extreme poverty.
• E) there are many alternatives to the nuclear family.

Compare and contrast monopoly with competitive markets in terms of efficiency and social welfare.

Describe the effects of government interventions and regulations on monopolies and natural monopolies.

Explain the concept of rent-seeking behavior and its implications for resource allocation.

Understand the role of barriers to entry and competition in maintaining monopolies.

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