A married couple with children is called which family type by anthropologists?
AConjugal
BMatrifocal
CPatrifocal
DAvuncular
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Conjugal
1. Anthropologists call a married couple with children a conjugal family, also called the nuclear family.
2. The correct option is Conjugal.
3. Why the others fail: Matrifocal and patrifocal have one parent, and avuncular is a man with his sister and her children.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Family" (rev 1379594208), section "Lead section"_
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