alleryIn which family type may grandparents, uncles or cousins matter more than parents?
AExtended family
BNuclear family
CSingle-parent family
DChildless couple
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Extended family
1. In a nuclear family, parents may be the key socialising agents.
2. In an extended family, a grandparent, an uncle or a cousin may be more significant.
3. A distant neighbour, a clerk or an anchor is not named as a close family agent.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Sociology, Introducing Sociology, Ch 4 Culture and Socialisation, "Family", p. 75_
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