SOCIOLOGY CH. 12

Question 1

a formally recognized bond between two spouses, establishing contractual rights and obligations between them

Answer 1

marriage

Question 2

the legal process of acquiring parental responsibilities for a child other than one’s biological offspring

Answer 2

adoption

Question 3

a social group whose members are bound by legal, biological, or emotional ties, or a combination of all three

Answer 3

family

Question 4

a large group of relatives, usually including at least three generations living either in one household or in close proximity

Answer 4

extended family

Question 5

relatives or relations, usually those related by common descent

Answer 5

kin

Question 6

a heterosexual couple with one or more children living in a single household

Answer 6

nuclear family

Question 7

the tendency to choose romantic partners who are similar to us in terms of class, race, education, religion, and other social group membership

Answer 7

homogamy

Question 8

marriage to someone within one’s social group

Answer 8

endogamy

Question 9

marriage to someone from a different social group

Answer 9

exogamy

Question 10

the tendency to partner with people who live close by

Answer 10

propinquity

Question 11

the prohibition of interracial marriage, cohabitation, or sexual interaction

Answer 11

antimiscegenation

Question 12

the practice of marrying (or being in a relationship with) one person at a time

Answer 12

monogamy

Question 13

a system of marriage that allows people to have more than one spouse at a time

Answer 13

polygamy

Question 14

a system of marriage that allows men to have multiple wives

Answer 14

polygyny

Question 15

a system of marriage that allows women to have multiple husbands

Answer 15

polyandry

Question 16

a system of multiple-person partnership

Answer 16

polyamory

Question 17

living together as a romantic couple without being married

Answer 17

cohabitation

Question 18

a form of child abuse in which the caregiver fails to provide adequate nutrition, sufficient clothing or shelter, or hygienic and safe living conditions

Answer 18

neglect

Question 19

the physical and legal responsibility of caring for children; assigned by a court for divorced or unmarried parents

Answer 19

custody

Question 20

the practical physical tasks necessary to maintain family life

Answer 20

instrumental tasks

Question 21

the emotional work necessary to support family members

Answer 21

expressive tasks

Question 22

the unpaid housework and child care often expected of women after they finish their day’s paid labor

Answer 22

second shift

Question 23

any physical, verbal, financial, sexual, or psychological behaviors abusers use to gain and maintain power over their victims

Answer 23

domestic abuse

Question 24

a common behavior pattern in abusive relationships; the cycle begins happily, then the relationship grows tense, and the tension explodes in abuse, followed by a period of contrition that allows the cycle to repeat

Answer 24

cycle of violence

Question 25

an individual who is not related by birth, adoption, or marriage to a child, but who has an emotionally significant relationship with the child.

Answer 25

fictive kin