Question

Identify the nature of the family structure consisting of more than two brothers, each with their own families, living together.

• A. Nuclear
• B. Extended
• C. Matrilocal
• D. Patrilocal

Hint:

Count the married couples living together. More than one related couple means it is not nuclear.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Families are classified by their structure and by where the couple lives. A nuclear family has parents and their unmarried children. An extended or joint family has several related couples and their children living together. Here more than two brothers live together, each with a wife and children, which makes a larger group than a nuclear family.

Step 2: Check option (A).
A nuclear family has only one couple and their children. Here several brothers each have their own family in the same home. So this option is wrong.

Step 3: Check option (B).
An extended family has more than one married couple of the same kin group living together, such as brothers with their families. This matches the description. So this option is correct.

Step 4: Check option (C).
Matrilocal is a rule of residence in which the couple lives with or near the wife's family. It does not describe the structure of brothers living together. So this option is wrong.

Step 5: Check option (D).
Patrilocal is a rule of residence in which the couple lives with the husband's family. It tells us where the couple lives, not the structure of the group of brothers. So this option is wrong.

Final Answer:
The structure is an extended family. This is option 2. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 2}} \]