Exam 12: Education and Religion

The National Health and Social Life Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago has replaced the Kinsey Report as the respected source of information on American sexual behavior. Which of these is not a finding of the survey reported in the text?

Conflict theory explains family problems, such as divorce and overall family instability, by pointing out _______________________.

A comparison of Census Bureau data from 1970 to 2012 shows that there has been ______________in the percentage of U.S. households comprised of a married couple with their own children under eighteen years of age.

When computing statistics on the composition of U.S. households, foster parents and children are considered relatives.

______________is the concurrent marriage of one man with two or more women.

Periods of national financial recession are always periods of increased rates of divorce.

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild coined the term______________ to refer to the work that many employed women perform after they complete their workday on the job.

The percentage of men and women who have been married more than once is on the rise.

Research suggests that______________ of American children live in a single-parent household at any given time.

______________refers to family units composed of one or two parents and their dependent children, all of whom live apart from other relatives.

Although their perspectives are very different, functionalists and conflict theorists would likely agree that ______________________.

In a(n) ______________, the male authority figure acts as head of the household and holds power and authority over the women and children, as well as over other males.

______________is a legally recognized and/or socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual activity.

Symbolic interactionists Berger and Kellner highlight the importance of______________ for a marital relationship.

Functionalist theorists recognize that the function of the family is sometimes different in preindustrial and industrial societies. In preindustrial societies, families are units for______________ ; in industrial societies, families provide economic security through the workplace and the larger economic system.

Develop a picture of childbearing (including childlessness and being child-free), trends in contraception, and fertility rates in the United States.

In the United States, the only legally sanctioned form of marriage is______________ .

There is no evidence to support the assumption that children are better off living with a same-sex parent after a divorce.

Most people in the United States tend to choose marriage partners who are similar to themselves.______________ refers to the pattern of individuals marrying those who have similar characteristics, such as race/ethnicity, religious background, age, education, or social class.

Through a pattern of marriage, divorce, and remarriage, some people practice______________ -a succession of marriages in which a person has several spouses over a lifetime but is legally married to only one person at a time.