Kottak Argues That the Relatively High Incidence of Expanded Family

question 39

Multiple Choice

Kottak argues that the relatively high incidence of expanded family households among poorer North Americans is

• A)the result of a patrilocal residence pattern.
• B)an adaptation to poverty.
• C)maladaptive, since smaller families would have fewer expenses.
• D)the result of bifurcate merging, a practice brought to the United States by Scotch-Irish immigrants during the early part of the 20th century.
• E)the reason welfare in the United States is ineffective.

Understand the concept of perfect competition and the theoretical existence of such a market.

Understand the different types of observational research methods and their applications.

Identify and differentiate between systematic observation and naturalistic observation.

Understand the concept of archival research and how it is conducted.

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