A couple living with the wife's parents is described by which term?

A couple living with the wife's parents is described by which term?

• A. Patrilocal residence
• B. Egalitarian
• C. Matrilocal
• D. Exogamy

Answer: (C)

Postmarital residence pattern explains where a couple lives after marriage. When a couple lives with the wife’s family, that arrangement is matrilocal residence. It means the husband moves into the wife’s kin group and household. This contrasts with patrilocal residence, where the couple would live with the husband’s family. The other terms don’t describe where the couple resides: egalitarian refers to equal status between genders, and exogamy refers to marrying outside one's kin group. So matrilocal is the correct description because the households centers on the wife’s family after marriage.

Postmarital residence pattern explains where a couple lives after marriage. When a couple lives with the wife’s family, that arrangement is matrilocal residence. It means the husband moves into the wife’s kin group and household. This contrasts with patrilocal residence, where the couple would live with the husband’s family. The other terms don’t describe where the couple resides: egalitarian refers to equal status between genders, and exogamy refers to marrying outside one's kin group. So matrilocal is the correct description because the households centers on the wife’s family after marriage.