According to Berthoud, South Asian families are characterized by larger families with multiple generations. Which option reflects this?

• A. Smaller families
• B. Larger families with more children in the home and multi-generational units
• C. No elders
• D. Less emphasis on extended kin

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how family structure and kinship patterns differ by ethnicity. Berthoud describes South Asian families as often larger, with more children, and more likely to include multiple generations living together or in close extended kin networks. The statement that best reflects this is the one describing larger families with more children in the home and multi-generational units, because it captures both the bigger family size and the presence of more than one generation under one roof or in a closely connected household.

Smaller families don’t fit, and the notions of no elders or less emphasis on extended kin contradict the extended-family model Berthoud notes.