A Network of People Who Are Related by Marriage, Blood

question 24

Multiple Choice

A network of people who are related by marriage, blood, or adoption is known as a(n) ________.

• A) neolocal system
• B) extended system
• C) kinship system
• D) nuclear system

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Definitions:

Remarriage

The act of marrying again after one's marriage has ended through divorce or widowhood, indicating the start of a new marital relationship.

Divorced

The status of having legally dissolved one's marriage, thereby ending the marital relationship and its legal responsibilities and duties.

Remarriage rates

The statistical measure of how often individuals who have been divorced or widowed enter into subsequent marriages.

Stepfamily

A household in which two adults who are biological or adoptive parents (heterosexual, gay, or lesbian) with a child from a previous relationship marry or cohabit.