Week 15- Marriage & Family

Functionalists view the family as responsible for the reproduction of society in what way?

It produces and socializes children.

How did the Industrial Revolution change the common meaning of family?

It shifted the meaning from extended family to nuclear family

Which theoretical perspective would lead you to consider the broader social effects of the division of labor between men and women in the household?

conflict theory

What form does the family take in contemporary society according to symbolic interactionists Jay Gubrium and Jim Holstein?

"The family" does not exist; rather, family is a fluid, adaptable set of concepts and practices.

The functions of a family include which of the following?

(all of the above) to provide physical, emotional, and social well-being. to regulate sexual activity to reproduce offspring

Which of the following couples is LEAST likely to divorce within the first ten years of their marriage?

Cathy and Tony who attend the same fundamentalist church and were married after graduating from college

Jessica is 60 years old. Her father's name was John Smith. She has been married three times, first to Sam Jones, next to Bob Adams and lastly to Don Brown. What do sociologists classify the Smith family as it is regarded by Jessica?

It is her family of orientation

What is one common reason why victims of domestic abuse stay in abusive relationships?

They do not have the resources to get away.

A husband who keeps all of his family's money in his bank account and gives his wife a weekly allowance might be considered guilty of domestic abuse.

True

A person is MOST likely to be murdered by

a family member.

The textbook defines family as

a socially recognized group (usually joined by blood, marriage, cohabitation, or adoption) that forms an emotional connection and serves as an economic unit of society.

Which of the following is true about age at first marriage and cohabitation?

age at first marriage has increased, cohabitation has increased

What sort of laws prohibited the mixing of racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, or sexual contact?

anti-miscegenation

Given the history of the family, what sort of changes do you think would be most likely to make the extended family more relevant again?

changes in the economy that make people less likely to move away from their hometowns to get a job

In the United States and many other parts of the world, the common practice is for whites to marry whites, African Americans to marry African Americans, and members of specific social classes to marry within their class. This marital practice is called ________.

endogamy

Susie is living with her aunt and uncle, in addition to her brother and mother, while her aunt and uncle are having a house built. This is an example of a(n) __________.

extended family

The rate of cohabitation in the U.S.:

has been increasing steadily over the last 40 years

When female members of a society may legally have more than one husband, this is referred to as:

polyandry

Which of the following seems to make people, in general, more likely to define a group as a family?

the presence of children

In what would a symbolic interactionist studying the family be MOST interested?

the way gift giving within an extended family makes some bonds more important than others