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