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The American Family — Unit test

Question 9 • 16041de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 Sociology - S2

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition Living with or near the wife's parents.

Answer
A
family of orientation
B
extended family
C
patrilocality
D
martrilocality
E
bilocality
F
neolocality

Explanation

Matrilocality means living with or near the wife’s parents after marriage. Choice D, “martrilocality,” appears to be a misspelling of matrilocality, but it is the term that matches the definition. Patrilocality instead refers to living with or near the husband’s parents.

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