SOC 1000 - CHAPTER 14

steadily declining

Current divorce rates are:

a single parent

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:

high-conflict

In general, children in ___________ households benefit from divorce.

two-parent households

The majority of U.S. children live in:

polyandry

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

at least as close

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

1

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

patrilineal

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

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

Sociologists tend to define family in terms of

increased for both men and women

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

more likely

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

slightly less likely than

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

It is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages.

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

Nearly half of instances of IPV involve drugs or alcohol.

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

Neglect

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