Find the meanings of the following family-related words and use them in your own sentences: nuclear family, monogamy, sibling-in-law, milk kinship, matrilineal, nepotism, maternity

The following words are from the text: polygamy, unmarried, nontraditional, dissolution, inequitable. The prefixes poly-, un-, non-, dis- and in- make new words when added to root words. Make at least five words using the prefixes given below. Consult a dictionary to learn how they change the meaning of root words: pre-, semi-, sub-, mis-, mono-, un-, in-, inter-.

Answer the following questions based on the text "Family": a. What type of family is thought to be the oldest form of the family? b. How does a family provide security to its members? c. What were the features of medieval European family? d. What caused the dissolution of extended families in the West? e. What change occurred in gender role in the modern family that emerged after the Industrial Revolution? f. What is family law? g. How is modern marriage defined? h. What do special family courts try to do? i. What does the legislation on child labour and child abuse declare? j. What is common among most legal systems regarding property?

Some people think it is better to live in a nuclear family. Other people think that living in an extended family is more advantageous. What do you think? Write an essay discussing the advantages and disadvantages of both.