Bailey Sociology: Quiz #11 Chapter 14 Social Institutions Family
Children of divorced parents are _____ to divorce in their own marriage than children of parents who stayed married. a. more likely b. less likely c. equally likely
a.
Same-sex couple households account for _____ percent of U.S. households. a. 1 b. 10 c. 15 d. 30
a.
Sociologists tend to define family in terms of a. how a given society sanctions the relationships of people who are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption b. the connection of bloodlines c. the status roles the exist in a family structure d. how closely members adhere to social norms
a.
The majority of U.S. children live in: a. two-parent households b. one-parent households c. no-parent households d. multigenerational households
a.
a type of unilateral descent that follows either the father's or the mother's side exclusively
ambilineal
According to the study cited by the U.S. Census Bureau, children who live with married parents grow up with more advantages than children who live with: a. a divorced parent b. a single parent c. a grandparent d. all of the above
b.
Which of the following is a criticism of the family life cycle model? a. It is too broad and accounts for too many aspects of family. b. It is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages. c. It does not serve a practical purpose for studying family behavior. d. It is not based on comprehensive research.
b.
Which type of child abuse is most prevalent in the United States? a. Physical abuse b. Neglect c. Shaken-baby syndrome d. Verbal mistreatment
b.
the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person
bigamy
the tracing of kinship through both parents' ancestral lines
bilateral descent
A woman being married to two men would be an example of: a. monogamy b. polygyny c. polyandry d. cohabitation
c.
Couples who cohabitate before marriage are _____ couples who did not cohabitate before marriage to be married at least ten years. a. far more likely than b. far less likely than c. slightly less likely than d. equally as likely as
c.
In general, children in _____ households benefit from divorce. a. stepfamily b. multigenerational c. high-conflict d. low-conflict
c.
Research suggests that people generally feel that their current family is _____ than the family they grew up with. a. less close b. more close c. at least as close d. none of the above
c.
The media age of first marriage has _____ in the last fifty years. a. increased for men but not women b. decreased for men but not women c. increased for both men and women d. decreased for both men and women
c.
Which of the following is true of intimate partner violence (IPV)? a. IPV victims are more frequently men than women b. One in ten women is a victim of IPV c. Nearly half of instances of IPV involve drugs or alcohol d. Rape is the most common form of IPV
c.
the act of a couple sharing a residence while they are not married
cohabitation
A child who associates his line of descent with his father's side only is part of a _____ society. a. matrilocal b. bilateral c. matrilineal d. patrilineal
d.
Current divorce rates are: a. at an all-time high b. at an all-time low c. steadily increasing d. steadily declining
d.
a household that includes at least one parent and child as well as other relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
extended family
socially recognized groups of individuals who may be joined by blood, marriage, or adoption and who form an emotional connection and an economic unit of society
family
a sociological model of family that sees the progression of events as fluid rather than as occurring in strict stages
family life course
a set of predictable steps and patterns families experience over time
family life cycle
the family into which one is born
family of orientation
a family that is formed through marriage
family of procreation
violence that occurs between individuals who maintain a romantic or sexual relationship
intimate partner violence (IPV)
a person's traceable ancestry (by blood, marriage, and/or adoption)
kinship
a legally recognized contract between two or more people in a sexual relationship who have an expectation of permanence about their relationship
marriage
a type of unilateral descent that follows the mother's side only
matrilineal descent
a system in which it is customary for a husband to live with the his wife's family
matrilocal residence
the act of being married to only one person at a time
monogamy
two parents (traditionally a married husband and wife) and children living in the same household
nuclear family
a type of unilateral descent that follows the father's line only
patrilineal descent
a system in which it is customary for the a wife to live with (or near) the husband's family
patrilocal residence
a form of marriage in which one woman is married to more than one man at one time
polygandry
a form of marriage in which one man is married to more than one woman to one time
polygyny
a group of medical symptoms such as brain swelling and retinal hemorrhage resulting from forcefully shaking or impacting an infant's head
shaken-baby syndrome
the tracing of kinship through one parent only
unilateral descent
