Exam 16: Marriage and Family

It is still customary in U.S. society for a bride to accept her husband's last name and for the bride's family to pay for the wedding. What is the line of authority this represents?

According to the findings of Diana Russell, who are the most common incest offenders?

What qualities contribute to the Confucian values that provide a framework for Asian American families?

Journalistic accounts often state that one out of every two marriages ends in divorce. Explain why this statement presents a distorted image of divorce in the United States. Provide an alternative statistic which presents a more accurate description of divorce in the U.S.A.

Of the following household responsibilities, in which category is there the greatest gap in hours between the husband's duties and the wife's duties?

Why did it take until the year 2000 for all states to officially repeal laws against interracial marriage?

How has the age of the average first-time bride and groom in the United States changed since 1890?

What is the single greatest influence of marital homogamy?

What are the benefits and problems associated with using nannies to provide child care?

The incest taboo is a universal norm. Why, according to functionalists, is this so?

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

Mark and Sally are married, both are working, and they chose not to have children. What classification best fits them?

In order to include cohabitating couples as well as gay and lesbian couples, sociologists suggest the term marital rape be changed to ________ rape.

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.

What is the blended family?

The divorce rate of remarried people with children is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages. Which sentence best describes the divorce rate of remarried people without children?

In some tribal societies it is highly encouraged for the son or daughter of one tribe to marry the son or daughter of a neighboring or rival tribe to build camaraderie and form an alliance. This pattern of marital behavior is called ________.

The use of nannies by upper-middle-class families has demonstrated a number of problems including tensions over differences in disciplinary action, parents missing important milestones in the child's life (first step and first words), and the emotional attachment the child develops with the nanny.

Bob and Tom are brothers. Bob has been married for 25 years. Tom has never been married, but he has been in a long-term relationship with the same woman for the past 27 years. Which of the following statements is most likely true?

A society that prohibits interracial marriage by law is enforcing endogamy.