SOC. CH. 12

The notion that true womanhood centers on domestic responsibilities and child rearing is known as:

"the cult of domesticity."

The domestic duties that still fall disproportionately on working women's shoulders are labeled by Hochschild (1989) as:

"the second shift."

Why was the traditional family depicted in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet never a reality for African American families?

African American women have always had to combine work and family

T or F? In the United States, children are defined primary as economically useful.

False

T or F? Mate selection in America is essentially random.

False

T or F? Romantic love is closely associated with marriage in most societies.

False

Structural changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution had major consequences for families. What was one of the primary mechanisms that explains these consequences?

It separated work and home, and created new roles for men and women.

The largest minority group in the United States is:

Latino

As your text points out, single mothers and poverty often go hand in hand. What is the primary reason their employment opportunities typically limit them to low-wage work?

Single mothers are often unskilled and have less education than the average American.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the domestic world of Ozzie and Harriet portrayed in the 1950s television program?

The program portrayed an idealized version of American family life in the 1950s.

In terms of cross-cultural family forms, which of the following statements is true?

The traditional family is not the dominant form anywhere.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the notion of traditional family (stay-at-home mom and working father) in U.S. history?

The traditional family was unique to a particular time in history (1950s) and can really be viewed as an aberration.

T or F? The family is generally responsible for socializing the child during infancy and early childhood.

True

The primary reason their employment opportunities typically limit them to low-wage work is that single mothers lack the connections needed to obtain higher-paying work.

True

Recent trends indicate that weekly hours of housework done by men and women are converging. Which of the following statements indicates how household labor is divided by gender?

Women do the housework and men help out.

Which of the following factors contributed to the development of the ideal of the traditional family (male breadwinner and female homemaker) in post-World War II America?

an increase in real wages

Structural changes brought on by industrialization in the United States meant that families changed from "grapevine" forms to:

beanpoles

The Ozzie and Harriet Nelson type of family was in its prime during which time period?

during the post-World War II economic boom

Formal or informal rules that require a person to marry outside of the group they belong to is called:

exogamy.

The ________ theory of the family argues that nuclear families are necessary for child rearing and fulfilling society's need for productive workers.

functionalist

Recent trends in marriages between people from different races or ethnic groups indicate a:

growing acceptance of exogamy.

According to the text's discussion, cohabitation:

increases the rate of divorce because people who cohabitate probably have fewer qualms about divorce.

Some people may have several spouses over their lifetimes, but in the United States they are legally allowed only one at a time. The legal institution is known as:

monogamy.

It is it difficult to make generalizations about Latino families in the United States because:

of their diverse origins and geography.

According to your text, the most frequent form of domestic violence is:

sibling on sibling.

Aries wrote that children of preindustrial families were:

thought of as small adults who didn't warrant any special treatment or nurturing.

Which of the following was a motivation of the welfare reforms of 1996?

to promote self-sufficiency and personal responsibility

Sociologists generally concur that the impact of divorce on children:

varies widely, but high levels of parental conflict are bad regardless of marriage or divorce.