Sociology ch 14

c. patrilineal

a child who associates his line of descent with his father's side only is part of a -- society. a. matrilocal b. bilateral c. matrilineal c. patrilineal

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) the her husband's family

ambilineal

a type of unilateral descent that follows either the father's or the mother's side exclusively

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

c. polyandry

a women being married to two men would be an example of: a. monogamy b. polygyny c. polyandry d. cohabitation

d. one divorced parent, one unwed parent

according to the study cited from the US census bureau, children who live with -- grow up with more advantages than children who live with --. a. one unwed parent, one divorced parent b. one divorced parent, two married parents c. one grandparent, two married parents d. one divorced parent, one unwed parent

a. more likely

children of divorced parents are -- to divorce in their own marriage than children of parents who stay married. a. more likely b. less likely c. equally likely

c. slightly less likely than

couples who cohabitate before marriage are -- couples who did not cohabitate before marriage to be married at least 10 years. a. far more likely than b. far less likely than c. slightly less likely than d. equally as likely as

d. steadily decreasing

current divorce rates are: a. at an all-time high b. at an all-time low c. steadily increasing d. steadily decreasing

c. high-conflict

in general, children in -- households benefit from divorce. a. stepfamily b. multigenerational c. high-conflict d. low-conflict

c. at least as close

research suggests that people generally feel that their current family is -- than the family they grew up with. a. less close b. more close c. at least as close d. none of the above

a. 1

same-sex parent households account for -- percent of american households. a. 1 b. 10 c. 15 d. 30

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

a. how a given society sanctions the relationships of people who are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption

sociologist 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 b. the connection of bloodlines c. the status roles that exist in a family structure d. how closely members adhere to social norms

bigamy

the act of entering into marriage while still married to another person

family of orientation

the family into which one is born

a. two parent households

the majority of american children live in: a. two parent households b. one parent households c. no parent households d. multigenerational households

c. increased for both men and women

the median age of first marriage has --in the last 50 years. a. increased for men but not women b. decreased for men but not women c. increased for both men and women d. decreased for both men and women

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

cohabitation

when a couple shares a residence but is not married

monogamy

when someone is married to only one person at a time

b. it is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages

which of the following is a criticism of the family life cycle model? a. it is too broad and accounts for too many aspects of family b. it is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages c. it does not serve a practical purpose for studying family behavior d. it is not based on comprehensive research

c. nearly half of instances of ipv involved drugs or alcohol

which of the following is true about intimate partner violence(ipv)? a. ipv victims are more frequently men than women b. one in ten women is a victim of ipv c. nearly half of instances of ipv involved drugs or alcohol d. rape is the most common form of ipv

b. neglect

which type of child abuse is most prevalent in the united states? a. physical abuse b. neglect c. shaken-baby syndrome d. verbal mistreatment