This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Social science, Mental health & Genetics, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
A family where all of its members are playing a pa in it&;s management is known as 
Select and explain. 
A. Elementary family, B. New family, C. 3rd generation family, D. Communal family
D: Communal family
Answer: D: Communal family 
Explanation: In industrialized and urbanized communities, there is less marked distinction between the functions of men and women. The young wife in India nowadays brings not only dowry but a professional or semi-professional education and she seeks a professional career. The steady enlargement of the freedom of wives and even children in the family is leading towards a "communal family" where all members play a pa in its management. Ref: Park; 23rd ed; Pg 684