Ch 1 inq

Which of the following examples DOES NOT fit the definition of a legal family?

-a single man and his two dogs -a cohabiting couple who has been together for 10 years

Because the word family means different things to different people, the textbook provides a broad definition of families as groups of people who are bound by which of the following types of connections?

legal, bio, emotional

A cohort is a group of people who experience an event together at the same time. T/F

true

A theorist might point to which social fact to support the consensus perspective?

The two major political parties in the U.S. cause strong partisanship, but citizens will follow the governance of either party.

What is the difference between facts and theory in the study of the family? A. Facts are used to describe contemporary families, whereas theory is used to describe changes in family life over time.B. Sociologists explain family life using facts, whereas theory is more fanciful. C. Theory is the term for a broad set of facts. D.Facts provide information about family life, whereas theory is a way to explain how those facts influence one another.

D

One difficulty of studying families is identifying whether something causes something else. In many cases, two things may occur together (such as the use of nightlights and nearsightedness), but one may not cause the other. The process by which social scientists establish an association between two phenomena is known as ___________. relational association, causation, correlation, bias

c

Imagine you are selected to take part in a study, and the researcher asks you to track and report the times of day in which you study, work, relax, interact with family, and interact with friends. What kind of study method would this be? time use, longitudinal survery, in-dpeth interview, observation

time use