Author Question: Cross-culturally, how does father absence impact the likelihood of juvenile delinquency and, later, ... (Read 26 times)

kamilo84 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Cross-culturally, how does father absence impact the likelihood of juvenile delinquency and, later, physical violence?

A) Father absence increases the likelihood of juvenile delinquency.
B) There is a link in societies with nuclear households, but not those with polygynous households.
C) Father absence reduces the likelihood of juvenile delinquency.
D) There is no link between father absence and juvenile delinquency.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an important difference between patrilineal and matrilineal societies?

a. Among matrilineal descent groups male authority is weak while it is strong in patrilineal descent groups.
b. Members of a lineage are linked directly by birth in patrilineal systems while in matrilineal systems they are not.
c. Among matrilineal descent groups marital bonds are weak while they are strong in patrilineal descent groups.
d. In patrilineal systems women tend to leave their own kin group after marriage while in matrilineal systems men tend to live with their wife's kin.