Chapter 1: Choices in Relationships

Question 1

Define BINUCLEAR FAMILY

Answer 1

BINUCLEAR FAMILY - a family in which the members live in two households

Question 2

Define BLENDED FAMILY

Answer 2

BLENDED FAMILY - a family created when two individuals marry and at least one of them brings a child or children from a previous relationship or marriage. Also referred to as a stepfamily

Question 3

Define CHILD MARRIAGE

Answer 3

CHILD MARRIAGE - marriages in which females as young as 8 to 12 are required by their parents to marry an older man

Question 4

Define CIVIL UNION

Answer 4

CIVIL UNION - a pair-bonded relationship given legal significance in terms of rights and privileges

Question 5

Define COLLECTIVISM

Answer 5

COLLECTIVISM - pattern in which one regards group values and goals as more important than one’s own values and goals

Question 6

Define COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE

Answer 6

COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE - a heterosexual cohabiting couple presenting themselves as married

Question 7

Define CONFLICT FRAMEWORK

Answer 7

CONFLICT FRAMEWORK - the view that individuals in relationships compete for valuable resources

Question 8

Define DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS

Answer 8

DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS - relationships in which cohabitating individuals are given some kind of official recognition by a city or corporation so as to receive partner benefits (for example, health insurance)

Question 9

Define EXTENDED FAMILY

Answer 9

EXTENDED FAMILY - the nuclear family or parts of it plus other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

Question 10

Define FAMILISM

Answer 10

FAMILISM - value that decisions are made in reference to what is best for the family

Question 11

Define FAMILY

Answer 11

FAMILY - a group of two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption

Question 12

Define FAMILY LIFE COURSE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

Answer 12

FAMILY LIFE COURSE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - the stages and process of how families change over time

Question 13

Define FAMILY OF ORIENTATION

Answer 13

FAMILY OF ORIENTATION - also known as the family of origin, the family into which a person is born

Question 14

Define FAMILY OF PROCREATION

Answer 14

FAMILY OF PROCREATION - the family a person begins typically by getting married and having children

Question 15

Define FAMILY SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK

Answer 15

FAMILY SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK - views each member of the family as part of a system and the family as a unit that develops norms of interaction

Question 16

Define FEMINIST FRAMEWORK

Answer 16

FEMINIST FRAMEWORK - views marriage and family as contexts of inequality and oppression for women

Question 17

Define FERAL CHILDREN

Answer 17

FERAL CHILDREN - “wild, not domesticated” children thought to have been reared by animals

Question 18

Define GENERATION Y

Answer 18

GENERATION Y - children of the baby boomers (typically born between 1979 and 1984)

Question 19

Define HYPOTHESIS

Answer 19

HYPOTHESIS - a suggested explanation for a phenomenon

Question 20

Define INDIVIDUALISM

Answer 20

INDIVIDUALISM - making decisions that serve the individual’s rather than the family’s interests

Question 21

Define INSTITUTION

Answer 21

INSTITUTION - established and enduring patterns of social relationships (e.g. the family)

Question 22

Define MARRIAGE

Answer 22

MARRIAGE - a legal relationship that binds a couple together for the reproduction, physical care, and socialization of children

Question 23

Define MARRIAGE BENEFIT

Answer 23

MARRIAGE BENEFIT - when compared to being single, married persons are healthier, happier, live longer, less drug use, etc.

Question 24

Define MATING GRADIENT

Answer 24

MATING GRADIENT - norms which give social approval to men who seek out younger, less educated, less financially secure women and vice versa

Question 25

Define NUCLEAR FAMILY

Answer 25

NUCLEAR FAMILY - consists of you, your parents, and your siblings or you, your spouse, and your children

Question 26

Define PANTAGAMY

Answer 26

PANTAGAMY - a group marriage in which each member of the group is “married” to the others

Question 27

Define POLYANDRY

Answer 27

POLYANDRY - type of marriage in which one wife has two or more husbands

Question 28

Define POLYGAMY

Answer 28

POLYGAMY - a generic term for marriage involving more than two spouses

Question 29

Define POLYGYNY

Answer 29

POLYGYNY - type of marriage involving one husband and two or more wives

Question 30

Define PRIMARY GROUPS

Answer 30

PRIMARY GROUPS - small numbers of individuals whereby the interaction is intimate and informal

Question 31

Define SECONDARY GROUPS

Answer 31

SECONDARY GROUPS - groups in which the interaction is impersonal and formal

Question 32

Define SOCIAL EXCHANGE FRAMEWORK

Answer 32

SOCIAL EXCHANGE FRAMEWORK - views interaction and choices in terms of cost and profit

Question 33

Define SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

Answer 33

SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION - the influence of social structure and culture on interpersonal decisions

Question 34

Define STRUCTURE-FUNCTION FRAMEWORK

Answer 34

STRUCTURE-FUNCTION FRAMEWORK - emphasizes how marriage and family contribute to society

Question 35

Define SYMBOLIC INTERACTION FRAMEWORK

Answer 35

SYMBOLIC INTERACTION FRAMEWORK - views marriages and families as symbolic worlds in which the various members give meaning to each other’s behavior

Question 36

Define THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Answer 36

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK - a set of interrelated principles designed to explain a particular phenomenon

Question 37

Define UTILITARIANISM

Answer 37

UTILITARIANISM - individuals rationally weigh the rewards and costs associated with behavioral choices

Question 38

Order by level of health (best to worst): | Never Married, Living With a Partner, Married, Divorced, Widowed

Answer 38

HEALTH BEST TO WORST - Married, Living with Partner, Never Married, Divorced, Widowed (9 in 10 married adults report good/very good health)

Question 39

Order by level of alcohol consumption (most to least): Never Married, Living With a Partner, Married, Divorced, Widowed

Answer 39

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION MOST TO LEAST - Living With a Partner, Married, Divorced, Never Married, Widowed (Widowed most likely to abstain completely)