Final: Families in Global Societies

"There has been a serious breakdown in marriage and family values"

A person who believed in the "family-decline" theory might say the following

1.25

Absolute poverty is defined as living on less than how much a day?

65.3 million

According to the World Family Map Report, how many families are currently migrating (displaced from their homes)?

eating meals as a family

According to the World Family Map Report, what was determined as one of the most important predictors of adolescent flourishing?

role sequencing

According to the family life course development framework, each developmental task has a certain order in which major transitions to adult roles take place, called _______.

79

According to the text, women full-time employees earn __________ percent of what employed men do.

secure

Adults with a(n) __________ attachment style are inclined to trust that their relationships will provide ongoing emotional support.

insecure/anxious

Adults with a(n) __________ attachment style exhibit possible negative behaviors such as unwarranted jealousy or attempts to control one's partner due to "fear of abandonment."

avoidant

Adults with a(n) __________ attachment style shun or evade emotional closeness.

true

Before Social Security and Medicare were initiated, the elderly were disproportionately poor. T or F?

daughters

Care for an aging parent is provided most often by __________.

false

Careers are basically the same as jobs. T or F?

resilient

Children and adults can demonstrate the capacity to recover from adverse situations and events. This is called being

babies

Discipline is never appropriate for _______.

gender identity

Dorothy perceives herself as being ultra-feminine, based on society's definitions of appropriate gender roles. Dorothy's perceptions are linked to her

globalization

Economic _________has affected bread-winning and consumption in American families.

dislike of children

From a review of the literature about couples who decided not to have children, which of the following is NOT one of the motives for childlessness?

more than 50

In 2014, __________ percent of young adults aged 18-24 lived with their parents.

preschoolers

In general, the text observes, grandparents are most actively involved with

free choice

In terms of mate selection patterns, the United States is an example of what cross-cultural researchers call a __________ culture.

more emotionally involved

Many fathers are ______ than several decades ago

extended

Many households containing grandparents are __________ family households, which include other relatives besides parents and children

1878

Polygamy has been illegal in the United States since

97

Pornography is a _____ billion dollar industry

all of the above

Poverty impacts families in what ways:

88

Projections are that, by the year 2050, there will be approximately ______ million Americans age 65 and older.

geographic availability

Propinquity is also known as

trianglar

Psychologist Robert Sternberg proposed a __________ theory of love

but also feels free to express emotion

Since the 9/11 attacks, the so-called "can-do" man tackles traumatic events head-on

second shift

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild writes that employed parents put in a ______ of unpaid family work that leaves them stressed and drained.

boomerangers

Some adults who live with their parents have never moved out, but others — called _________ — have left home and then returned.

significantly underrepresented

Statistics on women in politics highlight that women - who make up over 50 percent of the U.S. population - are ________ in high government positions.

digital infidelity

The 1990s saw the emergence of a new brand of marital infidelity: adultery on the net, or __________.

authoritarian

The __________ parent's attitude is "I am in charge and set/enforce the rules, no matter what."

permissive

The __________ parent's style is indulgent, and often leads to the classic "spoiled child."

family ecology

The __________ perspective focuses on how the family influences and is influenced by the environments that surround it.

family systems

The __________ perspective looks at the family as a whole; where change in one part sets in motion a process to restore equilibrium.

structure-functional

The __________ perspective once argued for the functionality of specialized gender roles.

true

The definition of public policy is a plan or course of action carried out through law, rule, code, regulation, program or practice of government that addresses social needs and problems and spends public funds based on funding decisions and priorities.

exchange

The idea of bargaining resources in relationships such as marriage come to us from ___________ theory.

all race/ethnic groups

The importance of the male provider role is a powerful theme in _______.

interaction-constructionist

The process by which family identity, traditions, and commitment emerge through interaction within a particular family, is an important part of which perspective?

socialization

The process by which society influences members to internalize attitudes and expectations is called

men to women

The sex ratio is the ratio of __________ in a given society or subgroup of a society

coercive

The silent treatment is a form of __________ power

blinders

The text observes that most people grow up in some form of family and know something about what marriages and families are. But while personal experience provides us with information, it can also act as

intimate terrorism

The text points out that men may abuse the women in their lives, using fear and intimidation in an attempt to gain control. This type of violence has been called

authoritative

The text points out that parenting is probably more satisfying for parents and effective for children when both parents use which parenting style?

authoritative

The text suggests six bases or sources of power. Which of the following is NOT one of these

an institutional review board (IRB)

To help accomplish ethical standards, most researchers now must have their research plans reviewed by

unmarried

To the U.S. Census Bureau, "single" means

two

Today, ______ children constitute Americans' ideal family size

20

Today, women compose approximately __________ percent of Congress.

the overall development of their child's talents and potential.

Upper-class, highly-educated parents are more likely to emphasize concerted cultivation, which is

all of the above

What are the risks for children that live in a home where an adult consumes pornography?

Okinawa island

Which island was discussed as having more than 450 people living about the age of 100 and is known as the healthiest place on Earth?

sexuality

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of psychologist Robert Sternberg's theory of love?

gender expectations

Which term is used by the text to describe societal attitudes and behaviors associated with an individual's anatomical sex assigned at birth?

the facilitation of natural growth

Working-class parents tend to use which model of parenting?

the need for a tax shelter

Young singles choose to live with their parents for several reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

polygamy

_______, or having more than one spouse, is culturally accepted in many parts of the world.

40

more than ??? percent of births are to unmarried women today

sexting

posting or sending sexually suggestive messages or pictures

census bureau definition of family

two or more persons sharing a household and who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption

all of the above

who is involved in public policy?