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.

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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