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| a group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoption. | Family |
| The family we are born or adopted into is called our ____________. | Family of orientation |
| The family of __________ is established upon marriage. | procreation |
| This is the primary vehicle of socialization of young children. | What is family |
| When are children from dysfunctional homes first made aware of the observable differences between themselves and others? | when they first attend school |
| a legal union between a man and a woman based on mutual rights and obligations | marriage |
| This is the smallest group that can be called a family. | nuclear family |
| parents or parent and any children is what type of family? | nuclear family |
| Two or more adult generations of the same family whose members share economic resources and live in the same household. | Extended family |
| What size were nomadic families? | small-needed to move |
| What happened to the size of families with the development of agriculture? | They increased because more people were needed for labor. |
| How did industrialization change families? | The extended family was replaced by the nuclear family. |
| What happened to the size of families during industrial and post-industrial times? | They became smaller so there were fewer mouths to feed and it was easier to move. |
| decent and inheritance is passed down from the father to male descendents. | patrilineal |
| descent and inheritance are transmitted from the mother to her female descendents. | matrilineal |
| descent and inheritance are passed equally through both parents. | bilateral |
| The oldest man living in the household has authority over the rest of the family. | patriarchy |
| the oldest woman living in the household holds authority. | matriarchy |
| authority is split evenly between husband and wife. | equalitarian |
| What is patrilocal | when newlyweds live near the husband's family. |
| When newlyweds live near the wife's family. | What is matrilocal |
| When married couples establish their own residences. | neolocal |
| The marriage of one man to one woman and is most widely practiced in the world. | monogamy |
| having several husbands or wives, but being married to only one at a time. | serial monogamy |
| the marriage of one male or female to more than one person at a time. | polygamy |
| the marriage of one man to two or more women at the same time. | polygyny |
| the marriage of one woman to two or more men at the same time. | polyandry |
| This refers to mate selection norms requiring individuals to marry someone outside their kind or group. | exogamy |
| forbid marriage between certain kinds of relatives | incest taboos |
| involves mate selection norms that require individuals to marry within their own kind. | endogamy |
| People tend to marry those with social characteristics similar to their own, also referred to as __________. | homogamy |
| In general, how have people's choices of mates changed? | Mixed marriages are becoming more frequent, class lines are being crossed, norms separating age and religion are weakening. |
| This is a marriage between partners who have dissimilar characteristics. | What is heterogamy? |
| What is socioemotional maintenance? | The idea that the family is the one place in society in which an individual is unconditionally accepted and loved. |
| Functionalists believe families serve six functions in society. What are they? | 1. socialization 2. providing social and emotional support 3. managing production 4. regulating sexual activity 5. transmitting social status and 6. serving as an economic center |
| This sociological theory focuses on the way family members compete and cooperate | conflict theory |
| In this sociological theory males are dominant and in control and women are submissive helpers. | conflict theory |
| ________________ tend to view the family from the conflict perspective and claim the family structure is the source of inequality between men and women. | conflict theory |
| This sociological theory states that the key to understanding behavior within the family lies in the interactions among family members and the meanings that members assign to those interactions. Children develop self-concepts and learn to empathize within and outside the home. | symbolic interactionism |
| Why do symbolic interactionists think family relationsihps are constantly changing? | because there are additions to and removals from the family, as when children are born or leave home after they have grown up |
| When surveyed, what did people identify as the most important reason for getting married? | romantic love |
| What are some other motivations to marry? | desire to enter a powerful family, advance a career, conformity, |
| What has happened to the marriage rate in America since the post WWII era? | It has fallen every year. |
| What has been the trend in the divorce rate since 1985? | It has declined slightly every year |
| The more years a couple has been married, the ________ likely they are to divorce. | less |
| What are four societal factors that influence divorce? | 1. the divorce rate rises during economic prosperity and goes down when times are hard. 2. social problems including abuse in the family, addiction, and unemployment can strain a marriage 3. the increasing financial independence of women means they are more willing to end bad marriages 4. American values and attitudes about marriage and divorce are changing and there is less stigma attached to divorce. |
| What is happening to the average age of first marriage? | It is increasing |
| What is happening to the number of children a married couple are having? | They are having fewer children who are spaced farther apart which reduces pressure on marriage |
| This is the most frequent and tolerated type of family violence. | sibling violence |
| This is formed when at least one of the partners in a marriage has been married before and has a child or children from the previous marriage. | Blended family |
| What are three major problems that blended families face? | money difficulties, stepchildren unhappiness, unclear roles of stepparents |
| Most single parent families are headed by _______. | females |
| What affect does being raised by a single parent have on adolescents? | They are more likely to display deviant behavior. |
| What is happening to the number of childless marriages in America? | They are increasing |
| What strains are placed in dual-employed marriages? | women must cope with role conflict, men may have confidence issues if the woman makes more. |
| What are some of the advantages of a dual-employed income? | provides a social and emotional cushion for women when children leave home, other members of the family benefit from a wife's employment. men gain freedom from having to be the sole provider, men more free to change jobs |
| When someone lives with another person in a marriage-like arrangement without the legal obligations and responsibilities of a formal marriage. | cohabitation |
| Does cohabitation result in a lower or higher rate of divorce? | higher |
| term for young adults who either leave home and return or stay at home and live with parents. | boomerang kids |
| Why are some young adults choosing to move back home? | marrying later, continuing their education, cost of living outstrips their earning potential, move back following a divorce |
