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CHAPTER 8: FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD



Short Answer
 

 1. 

Describe the roles of men and women in colonial households.
 

 2. 

What misconceptions do many North Americans have about North American family forms in the past?
 

 3. 

How is care of the elderly affected by the Canadian preference for nuclear families?
 

 4. 

Unlike today, the home in colonial times was not a "retreat" from the pressures of the external world. Why?
 

 5. 

Discuss postmarital residence patterns among the Trobrianders and some of the reasons for them.
 



 
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