SOC 100: CH12

Marriage is no longer the prerequisite for childbearing. In 2015, nearly __________ of all births were to unmarried women, ____________ of which were to cohabiting couples. Of opposite-sex cohabiting couples, more than a third have children, whereas about ________ of same-sex male cohabiting couples and __________ of same-sex female cohabiting couples have children.

- 40 percent - 58 percent - 14 percent - 26 percent

Place these sociological analyses of the family in order from oldest to newest.

- Emile Durkheim found that marriage and family, at least for men, decreased the chances of suicide. - Talcott Parsons argued that "the modern nuclear family was especially complementary to the requirements of an industrial economy." - Carol Stack examined kinship relations in a urban African American community in All Our Kin. - Philip Cohen coined the phrase "personal family" to describe relationships where people help each other out, care for each other, and express that care, even if they are not legally or biological related.

After the __________, the family moved from a more public social institution to a private one, as many functions formerly associated with the family were transferred to other institutions. For example, work and production moved from the family to the factory, education moved from the family to the school, and __________ took over a variety of social welfare and support services formerly taken care of by the ______.

- Industrial Revolution - government - extended family

Which of the following statements about blended families are true?

- The U.S. Census has not routinely accounted for stepfamilies in its data gathering. - Stepfamilies face special challenges when there are children in different stages of the life cycle.

Place each of the four stages of the cycle of violence in order from first to last.

- abusive partner is charming, attentive, and thoughtful - "walking on eggshells" - acute abuse and violence occur - "loving contrition"

Place each reason for marrying in order from lowest to highest percentage of individuals who state that it is a very important reason to get married.

- for legal rights and benefits - financial stability - having children - companionship - making a lifelong commitment - love

In the mid-1990s, the children of divorced parents were about ____ times more likely to divorce than their peers from intact families.

1.5

In which decade did the concept of private nuclear families emerge in the United States?

1900

Over the next fifteen to twenty years, how large of a shortfall will the United States have in terms of the number of social workers needed?

195,000

The number of Americans sixty-five or older is growing ______ times as fast as the population as a whole.

2.0

In 2008, what percentage of custody awarded after parental breakups consisted of mother sole-custody?

42 percent

What percentage of households were comprised of married couples as of 2016?

48 percent

Place each type of household on the appropriate place on the graph that represents the percentage of those households in the United States.

48.2% - married couples 28.0% - living alone 10.8% - single parents 6.7% - cohabiting couples 6.3% - other

The different roles men and women perform to ensure the survival of their families were not considered unequal until the 1950s.

False

The rate of divorce in the United States began rising in the 1960s and is still climbing today.

False

Which Constitutional Amendment was cited in the 1967 Supreme Court decision that declared unconstitutional Virginia's law banning marriage between persons of different races?

Fourteenth Amendment

Identify the true statements about domestic abuse.

Poor women are more likely to be abused than women with higher incomes. Gay men and lesbian women are more likely to experience relationship violence then heterosexual couples. Domestic abuse falls into five categories: physical, verbal, financial, sexual, and psychological.

Which of the following was one of the main findings of Brian Powell's 2010 study on definitions of family?

Unmarried couples, both gay and heterosexual, are more likely to be considered a family if children are present.

The idea that "the family does not exist, only families" is pointed out in which book?

What Is Family

Which of the following is an example of fictive kin?

Your dad's best friend whom you refer to as "Uncle Pete" even though he's not really your uncle.

Which of the following are forms of elder abuse that are not one of the five forms of domestic abuse?

abandonment neglect

In the Hawaiian language, makuahine means both "mother" and what else?

aunt

Marriage as a civil right was not extended to all same-sex couples in the United States until 2015. Nontraditional families are still marginalized in many ways, while the nuclear family remains the standard.

conflict theory

Which of the following factors contribute to the sandwich effect?

having children later in life, - students graduating from college are likely to need financial help from their parents, - advances in life expectancy

Laura Scott describes U.S. society as ________, suggesting that U.S. cultural values support childbearing and child rearing as the normative and preferred practice.

pronatalist

Mary commutes to college in Atlanta from a nearby neighborhood. She ends up marrying Joe, who lives two doors down from her and attends the same school. What is this an example of?

propinquity

Marriage regulates sexuality and forms the basis for family, with all its other functions.

structural functionalism

Talcott Parsons held the view that the family is responsible for the reproduction of society as it produces and socializes children who will in turn become future workers and produce and socialize more new members of society. What type of theoretical viewpoint is this?

structuralist/functionalist

Marriage is not made solely by completing a legal contract but is also constructed through the everyday interactions between partners over the years.

symbolic internationalism

Classify each activity as either instrumental or expressive tasks.

washing clothes buying school supplies

Place each racial/ethnic group's intermarriage rate for newlyweds in order from lowest to highest percentage.

whites blacks hispanics asians