SOCIOLOGY - chapter 15 the family
What is a conjugal family? Connected by bloodline Connected by marriage
Connected by marriage
Is the family a formal organization?
no
A contemporary setting in which the nuclear family is largely absent is the Israeli kibbutz.
true
A marriage in which a man has many wives is called a polygyny.
true
According to historian Stephanie Coontz, a yearning for the 1950s is called the "nostalgia trap."
true
How many adoptions are there a year? 250,000 1,000,000 500,000 2,500
250,000
What event led to the cause of the defined nuclear family? Native American tradition 1920's European families of the 1900's Baby Boom after World War 2 (1950's)
Baby Boom after World War 2 (1950's)
Which of the following refer to same-sex unions? Domestic partner, Two-spirit and Brother making. Brother making Two-spirit Domestic partner
Domestic partner, Two-spirit and Brother making.
What is extended family? Family beyond siblings and parents. The immediate family.
Family beyond siblings and parents.
Based on the explanations what is the difference between the prefixes matrilineal and patrilineal?
Matrilineal is where the family is traced by the female side of the family and patrilineal is where the family is traced by the male side of the family.
What is the difference between monogamy and polygamy?
Monogamy is a marriage is between two people and polygamy is a marriage of multiple spouses.
How does social interaction theory apply to marriage? Most married couples assume that their relationship is a series of interactions back and forth for the benefit of each other and the family. Most married couples struggle with how to interact with one another and need constant assistance.
Most married couples assume that their relationship is a series of interactions back and forth for the benefit of each other and the family.
What is the family you grew up in known as? Procreation Orientation
Orientation
What factors have created the Sandwich Generation? People are living longer Society has pressured people into eating more sandwiches Baby Boomers had children later in life Families are relocating more frequently
People are living longer Baby Boomers had children later in life
Marriage was a way of Securing rights to land and property Displaying love
Securing rights to land and property
What is a nuclear family? The guardians or parents and children, also known as immediate family. A family scientifically linked together.
The guardians or parents and children, also known as immediate family.
What defines family structure? (There is more than one answer to this question.) Time period, region, culture Kinship by relationships with those within the community Kinship by blood Only by those who are a part of our biological family
Time period, region, culture Kinship by relationships with those within the community Kinship by blood
What caused people to become independent from their families? Urbinazation, Growth of the middle-class, and Industrialazition Industrialazition Growth of the middle-class Urbinazation
Urbinazation, Growth of the middle-class, and Industrialazition
Why was monogamy practiced by commoners? affordability demographics both demographics and affordability
both demographics and affordability
Marriage can have two different types of ceremonies, what are they? Civil Extravagent Religious
civil and religious
During and after industrialization, men had a patriarchal hold over their families owing to their dominating nature.
false
The family is not a universal concept. True False
false
Nuclear and extended are two types of
family
An added stress to care-taking includes the navigating the _____ system. educational healthcare political religous
healthcare
The Nayars of southwestern India were known for: being a cooperative agricultural community. not having a nuclear family. having a nuclear family arrangement. having an extended family arrangement. a predominantly patriarchal family arrangement.
not having a nuclear family.
After industrialization, the identification of masculinity with economic activities and femininity with nurturing care gave rise to the marital division of labor.
true
Families can be nuclear or extended. True False
true
In egalitarian families, fathers and mothers share authority equally.
true
