Ch. 14 Questions

Same-sex couple households account for __________ percent of U.S. households.

A. 1

1. 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

Children of divorced parents are __________ to divorce in their own marriage than children of parents who stayed married.

A. more likely

The majority of U.S. children live in:

A. two-parent households

Which of the following is a criticism of the family life cycle model?

B. It is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages/

Which type of child abuse is most prevalent in the United States?

B. Neglect

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:

B. a single parent

Which of the following is true of intimate partner violence (IPV)?

C. Nearly half of instanced of IPV involve drugs or alcohol.

Research suggests that people generally feel that their current family is ___________ than the family they grew up with.

C. at least as close

In general, children in __________ households benefit from divorce.

C. high-conflict

The median age of first marriage has __________ in the last ten years.

C. increased for both men and women

A woman being married to two men would be an example of:

C. polyandry

Couples who cohabitant before marriage are ___________ couples who did not cohabitant before marriage to be married at least ten years.

C. slightly less likely than

A child who associates his line of descent with his father's side only is part of a ___________ society.

D. patrilineal

Current divorce rates are:

D. steadily declining