Ch. 15 - (final/cumulative)

Question 1

group of persons directly linked by kin connections; adult members responsible for raising children

Answer 1

family

Question 2

connections between individuals established through bloodlines or marriage

Answer 2

kinship

Question 3

socially approved sexual union between two adults

Answer 3

marriage

Question 4

7 Functions of the Family:

Answer 4

1. sexual regulation
2. procreation
3. socialization
4. affection
5. protection/care
6. economic function
7. social placement

Question 5

Divorce Statistics:

Answer 5

• > 50% of new marriages will end in divorce
• peaked after WWII
• leveled off since 1980

Question 6

True or False:

the “typical” American family is made up of a mother, father, and children who live with their parents?

Answer 6

FALSE; there is no “typical” American family

Question 7

family consisting of a wife, husband, and dependent children

Answer 7

nuclear family

Question 8

family consisting of more than two generations of relatives living within the same household

Answer 8

extended family

Question 9

families into which individuals are born

Answer 9

families of orientation

Question 10

families individuals initiate through marriage or by having children

Answer 10

families of procreation

Question 11

family system in which the husband is expected to live near the wife’s parents

Answer 11

matrilocal

Question 12

family system in which the wife is expected to live near the husband’s parents

Answer 12

patrilocal

Question 13

form of marriage in which each married partner is allowed only one spouse

Answer 13

monogamy

Question 14

form of marriage where a person may have two or more spouses simultneously

Answer 14

polygamy

Question 15

form of marriage where a man may simultaneously have two or more wives

Answer 15

polygyny

Question 16

form of marriage where a woman may simultaneously have two or more husbands

Answer 16

polyandry

Question 17

process by which children learn the cultural norms of the society into which they are born; occurs mostly in the family

Answer 17

primary socialization

Question 18

belief in romantic attachment as a basis for contracting marriage ties

Answer 18

affective individualism

Question 19

the percentage of never married 20-24 year olds has….

Answer 19

increased for both men and women

still higher % of men

Question 20

the percentage of american children (17 + younger) living in dual earner of single parents has increased!

Answer 20

the highest!

Question 21

Most children 17 and younger live in a family….

Answer 21

1. dual earner or single parent family
2. breadwinner/homemaker
3. no parent
4. two-parent farm

Question 22

reasons for high divorce rates:

Answer 22

1. parental divorce
2. premarital cohabitation
3. premarital childbearing
4. marriage at an early age
5. childless marriage
6. low incomes

Question 23

family in which at least one partner has children for a previous marriage

Answer 23

stepfamily

Question 24

the # of single parent families has…

Answer 24

risen since the 1970’s

Question 25

two people living together in a sexual relationship without being marriage to eachother

Answer 25

cohabitation