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The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Question 7 • 16041de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 Sociology - S2

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition Allows a newly married couple to choose whether they will live near the husband's or the wife's parents.

Answer
A
patrilocality
B
martrilocality
C
bilocality
D
neolocality
E
patrilineal descent
F
matrilineal descent
G
bilateral descent

Explanation

Bilocality allows a newly married couple to choose to live near either the husband's parents or the wife's parents. Neolocality, by contrast, means the couple establishes a separate home away from both sets of parents.

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