Revel Ch. 12

How often is a man the victim in domestic violence cases? 10% 25% 50% 1%

25%

The average age of people who cohabit is __________ years old. 27 23 44 39

39

After three years, __________ of cohabiting couples choose to marry. 10% 20% 40% 75%

40%

Overall, what percentage of marriages end in divorce? 20% to 25% 55% to 60% 35% to 40% 42% to 45%

42% to 45%

Which of the following interracial marriages have the highest rate of divorce? African American women and white men African American men and white women African American men and Asian American women Asian American men and white women

African American men and white women

Of the following groups, which one represents the most diverse in cultural backgrounds, making it very difficult to generalize or even to properly consider or discuss as a single group? Asian Americans Japanese Americans European Americans African Americans

Asian Americans

What is an effect of divorce on children? These children are less likely to drop out of high school. These children are less likely to get in trouble with law enforcement. Children of divorced parents are more likely to have behavioral problems. Children of divorced parents are less likely to get divorced.

Children of divorced parents are more likely to have behavioral problems.

Why do functionalists say that family is universal? Families meet needs that are necessary for societies to exist. Families provide isolation for children. Families are needed to avoid role confusion. One need fulfilled by families is sexual freedom.

Families meet needs that are necessary for societies to exist.

__________ are people who assisted those in need and are therefore considered as close as family. Fictive kin Step-family Stretch kin Neo family

Fictive kin

What is a blended family? It is a family whose members were once part of other families. It is a family where only some of its members have assimilated into the local culture. It is the term used to describe a nuclear family that is living with an extended family. It is another name for a multi-ethnic family.

It is a family whose members were once part of other families.

For which of these groups is this most likely to be a significant issue--whether to assimilate into the mainstream culture or maintain traditional values? African Americans Latinos Native Americans European Americans

Native Americans

Which of the following explains the current findings on cohabitation and marital strength? Rates of divorce are much higher among couples who cohabit before marriage. Rates of divorce are the same among couples who cohabit before marriage and those who do not. Couples who cohabit before marriage generally do not divorce. Rates of divorce are much lower among couples who cohabit before marriage.

Rates of divorce are the same among couples who cohabit before marriage and those who do not.

What is a likely reason why marital satisfaction decreases after the birth of a child? The couple's routine is disrupted by the newborn's constant needs. The couple fights over who gets to care for the child. The couple's stress level increases regarding thoughts about having more children. The couple realizes they were not ready for children.

The couple's routine is disrupted by the newborn's constant needs.

Which of the following statements about children of divorce is true? Children adjust better if they have contact with only one parent. Few of these children children have adjustment issues. Children are unaffected by divorce. The effects of divorce continue across generations.

The effects of divorce continue across generations.

Which of the following women is most likely to remain childfree? Vashti, a single woman with an MBA and running her own small business Cristina, a Latina with a bachelor's degree Abigail, a married African American woman with a high school diploma Michelle, a married woman with an associate's degree

Vashti, a single woman with an MBA and running her own small business

How has the timetable for marriage changed since the 1970s? Women are getting married earlier, but men are getting married later. Women are getting married earlier. Men are getting married earlier. Women and men are waiting longer to get married.

Women and men are waiting longer to get married.

The two components of romantic love are __________. a feeling of sexual attraction and a label we attach to our emotions a feeling of sexual attraction and the value of gifts and exchanges (both emotional and physical) between two people the level of homogamy between two people and a label we attach to our emotions the value of gifts and exhanges (both emotional and physical) between two people and the level of homogamy between them

a feeling of sexual attraction and a label we attach to our emotions

Polyandry is the custom of __________. women having children with any man but her husband a wife having more than one husband a husband having children with any woman but his wife a husband having more than one wife

a wife having more than one husband

Because Indian culture places high value on parental authority __________. arranged marriages are common love is considered a requirement for marriage Indian couples often elope starting about the age of 17 or 18, Indian men and women choose whomever they want to date, but when things become serious, they ask their parents to approve their relationships

arranged marriages are common

In the United States, what system of descent is used to trace ancestry? patrilineal bilineal matrilineal lineal

bilineal

What causes complications for divorced people who remarry and also increases their rate of divorce? bringing children into the marriage race-ethnicity social class job status

bringing children into the marriage

Marcy and Rob have decided to move in together before getting married. This is called __________. an experiment a probationary period a civil union cohabitation

cohabitation

The primary reason for the change in age of first marriage from the 1970s to now is __________. more education There is no change in age at first marriage. more children born before marriage cohabitation

cohabitation

In the future, marriage will __________. become a relic of the past not disappear, but will become less common continue to exist because it is present in every society become an antiquated ritual

continue to exist because it is present in every society

Because of the vast differences in marriage practices, a general definition of marriage is a __________. union marked by the couple living together ceremony that occurs before a woman is allowed to have children culturally supported union, usually marked by a ritual to indicate a couple's new status culturally supported union that includes a sexual relationship

culturally supported union, usually marked by a ritual to indicate a couple's new status

Jonitha grew up with her mother, step-father, a sister, and two half-brothers. This is her __________. family of procreation family of orientation culture extended family

family of orientation

On average, married people are __________ than single people. more likely to job hop less well-adjusted happier more depressed

happier

Which of the following decreases the chances of divorce among Americans? having a firstborn daughter having many opposite-sex coworkers giving birth to twins having a college degree

having a college degree

Alanna tends to hover over her children and tries to be involved in nearly every aspect of her children's lives. Her parenting style is known as __________. helicopter parenting family focus accomplished natural growth heterogeneity

helicopter parenting

According to functionalists, the __________ helps avoid role confusion. matriarchy family homogamy incest taboo

incest taboo

Births to single women are likely to__________ in the future. disappear increase remain at the current rate decline

increase

What is one expected outcome of the members of a family withdrawing and spending time primarily with each other? fewer struggles between husbands and wives increased emotional overload fewer family disputes between parents and children an increase in the gender division of labor

increased emotional overload

The idea of homogamy suggests people will tend to marry someone who __________. is similar to one of their parents is similar to themselves reminds them of an earlier relationship is much different from themselves

is similar to themselves

A group of men is boasting about the women they have been intimate with and the fights they have won. They are displaying __________. megalomania arrogance bravery machismo

machismo

Although we have no national statistics on this, local studies of __________ indicate that it may be more common than generally thought. marital rape child neglect domestic violence against men child sexual abuse

marital rape

A culture that practices exogamy requires __________. men to have more than one wife mates to be chosen from inside their group women to have children by more than one man mates to be chosen from outside their group

mates to be chosen from outside their group

In the Naxi society, Lina will inherit the property from her mother. This system is called __________. matrilineal bilineal patriarchy patrilineal

matrilineal

Most child abuse cases are about ___________. sexual abuse kidnapping neglect sibling abuse

neglect

The tradition of a woman taking her husband's last name and children being given their father's last name are examples of a(n) __________ custom. patriarchal matriarchal egalitarian universal

patriarchal

The biggest concern regarding one-parent families usually has to do with _________. children having only one full-time parent, with the other much less involved children feeling alienated by their parents poverty custody battles

poverty

An imbalance of __________ can cause conflict in a marriage, according to the conflict perspective. power emotion conflictual orientations socialization

power

What is a common feeling after a divorce? happiness relief indifference jealousy

relief

Jessica and Justin are wild about each other. After six months of dating, they are now planning a wedding. They are likely experiencing __________. romantic love endogamy second thoughts homogamy

romantic love

Danielle often finds herself torn between caring for her teenaged children and her elderly parents. She is in the __________ generation. caregiver negotiation hamburger sandwich

sandwich

The gender division of labor in maintaining the house and taking care of the children has been __________. expanding, despite more women earning salaries shrinking as more women earn salaries maintained because children prefer their mothers maintained as men continue to be the breadwinners of the family

shrinking as more women earn salaries

The most common form of incest is between __________. a mother and son a step-father and step-daughter a father and daughter siblings

siblings

One reason that wives are spending less time on housework is __________. technology has significantly reduced the time it takes to do most chores children now complete more household chores than they used to husbands, who are now doing more household chores, clean faster than women paid housekeepers are more common today than they used to be

technology has significantly reduced the time it takes to do most chores

The number of people in the sandwich generation will increase because __________. couples are having children sooner the elderly population is increasing couples are getting married younger there will be a decrease in the number of women earning a paycheck

the elderly population is increasing

Both Kristen and her husband Chad work full time and put the children in day care. Given the current U.S. pattern, it is also likely that __________. Chad will do most of the housework they share the responsibility of housework the children will act out inappropriately the children are expected to do about one-third of the housework

they share the responsibility of housework

A symbolic interactionist approach to a happy marriage would include __________. cohabitation to test if the marriage will work expecting the marriage to fail thinking that the marriage will work having kids before getting married

thinking that the marriage will work

Which of the following couples are the most likely to have successful marriages? those who consider their spouse to be their best friend those who are not religious those who rarely see each other those who stay together for their kids

those who consider their spouse to be their best friend

What term is used to describe a person who loses a spouse and then dies earlier than expected? depression empty nest syndrome widowhood effect homogamy effect

widowhood effect