A joint family is a group of people who generally live under one rood who eat food cooked at one hea...........

Sociology Preliminary Marriage , family and kinship

A joint family is a group of people who generally live under one rood, who eat food cooked at one hearth , who hold property in common and who participate in common worship and are related to each other as some particular type of kindred” is given by :

Davis

Jolly

Bottomore

Karve

Explanation:

- Option 1: Davis - Kingsley Davis was a sociologist known for his work on population studies but did not specifically define the joint family as described.

- Option 2: Jolly - There isn't a prominent figure in sociology or anthropology named Jolly known for defining a joint family structure as given.

- Option 3: Bottomore - T.B. Bottomore was a sociologist with contributions to social theory but not specifically the joint family description provided.

- Option 4: Karve - Iravati Karve was an Indian anthropologist who extensively studied Indian family systems and joint families. She is likely the one who defined the joint family structure in the given manner.