Family (Ch. 14)

The majority of U.S. children live in:

two-parent households

Current divorce rates are

steadily declining

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

It is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages.

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

Nearly half of instances of IPV involve drugs or alcohol.

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 single parent

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

at least as close

In general, children in ______ households benefit from divorce.

high-conflict

Sociologists tend to define family in terms of

how a given society sanctions the relationships of people who are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption

The median age of first marriage has ______ in the last fifty years.

increased for both men and women

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

more likely

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

patrilineal

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

polyandry

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

1

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

Neglect

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

slightly less likely than