CH 14 QUESTIONS
9. Same-sex couple households account for _____ percent of U.S. households
a. 1
6. The majority of U.S. children live in:
a. two-parent households
Which of the following is a criticism of the family life cycle model?
b. It is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages
7. 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:
b. a single parent
14. Which of the following is true of intimate partner violence (IPV)?
c. Nearly half of instances of IPV involve drugs or alcohol.
. Research suggests that people generally feel that their current family is _______ than the family they grew up with.
c. at least as close
13. In general, children in ______ households benefit from divorce
c. high-conflict
10. The median age of first marriage has ______ in the last fifty years
c. increased for both men and women
3. A woman being married to two men would be an example of
c. polyandry
8. Couples who cohabitate before marriage are ______ couples who did not cohabitate before marriage to be married at least ten years.
c. slightly less likely than
4. A child who associates his line of descent with his father's side only is part of a _____ society
d. patrilineal
11. Current divorce rates are:
d. steadily declining
12. Children of divorced parents are _______ to divorce in their own marriage than children of parents who stayed married.
a. more likely
. Sociologists tend to define family in terms of
a.how a given society sanctions the relationships of people who are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption
15. Which type of child abuse is most prevalent in the United States?
b. Neglect