Sociology Ch. 14
Patrilineal
A child who associates his line of descent with his fathers side only is part of a _____ society.
ambilineal
A type of unilateral descent that follows either the fathers or the mothers side exclusively
Polyandry
A woman being married to two men would be an example of:
Men may be more aggressive which may lead to an increase in crime, domestic violence, etc.
According to the U.S. census bureau, three fourths of children of divorced parents live with their mother. What impact might this have on the U.S. male population over time?
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:
Spanking
Corporal Punishment is another way of saying:
Sociologists try to keep the definition open to encompass all types of people who are emotionally close to each other
Family is a term that is difficult to define. When studying sociology it is important to remember that:
Most reports of child abuse come from non relative adults who interact with the child
If you work with children, why is it important to be ever vigilant for any signs of child abuse?
high conflict
In general, children in ______ households benefit from divorce.
The birth of the first child
In which part of the family life cycle, do sociologists point to as the most stressful time for a marriage?
Marcy would go back to work and rely on her parents for childcare
Marcy and her three children have been trying to scrape by ever since Marcys husband was killed in an automobile accident. Given what you know about George murdocks theory, what would you expect to happen to this family?
Peter plays different roles with his father and mother.
Peter finds that he always reacts differently to correction from his father than from his mother. What might a symbolic interactionist studying families make of this situation?
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.
Cohabitation
The act of a couple sharing a residence while they are not married
Two-Parent Households
The majority of U.S. children live in:
increased for both men and women
The median age of first marriage has ______ in the last fifty years.
They teach us how a family on screen can represent the values of the era in which they aired
Watching television shows can be a good way to understand and study families because:
patrilocal residence
When Maria married John, she moved to johns house which was adjacent to his parents house. Her mother in law was always over giving Maria advice on everything from decorating to icing cakes. Maria lives in a:
Many young people place education and career higher than marriage on their list of priorities
Which is one reason that sociologist cite to explain why men and women are delaying marriage until their mid-to-late twenties?
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?
family of procreation
a family that is formed through marriage
Polygyny
a form of marriage in which one man is married to more than one woman at one time
Polyandry
a form of marriage in which one woman is married to more than one man at one time
shaken baby syndrome
a group of medical symptoms such as brain swelling and retinal hemorrhage resulting from forcefully shaking or impacting an infant's head
Extended family
a household that includes at least one parent and child as well as other relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
Marriage
a legally recognized contract between two or more people in a sexual relationship who have an expectation of permanence about their relationship
Kinship
a person's traceable ancestry (by blood, marriage, and/or adoption)
family life cycle
a set of predictable steps and patterns families experience over time
family life course
a sociological model of family that sees the progression of events as fluid rather than as occurring in strict stages
matrilocal residence
a system in which it is customary for a husband to live with the his wife's family
patrilocal residence
a system in which it is customary for the a wife to live with (or near) her husband's family.
patrilineal descent
a type of unilateral descent that follows the father's line only
matrilineal descent
a type of unilateral descent that follows the mother's side only
family
socially recognized groups of individuals who may be joined by blood, marriage, or adoption and who form an emotional connection and an economic unit of society
monogamy
the act of being married to only one person at a time
bigamy
the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person
family of orientation
the family into which one is born
Polygamy
the state of being committed or married to more than one person at a time
bilateral descent
the tracing of kinship through both parents' ancestral lines
unilateral descent
the tracing of kinship through one parent only
nuclear family
two parents (traditionally a married husband and wife) and children living in the same household
intimate partner violence (IPV)
violence that occurs between individuals who maintain a romantic or sexual relationship