Exam 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

Couples with more egalitarian ideas about women's and men's roles tend to share more equally in food preparation,housework,and child care.

Some feminist perspectives on inequality in families focus on______________rather than class.From this viewpoint,men's domination over women existed long before capitalism and private ownership of property.

______________ percent of all marriages in the United States are dual-earner marriages,in which both spouses are in the labor force.

Across cultures,______________is most common.In al-Barba,a lower-middle-class neighborhood in the Jordanian city of Irbid,the high cost of renting an apartment or building a new home has resulted in many sons building their own living quarters onto their parents' home,resulting in multi­ family households.

Family life______________by the decreasing distinction between what is work time and what is family time as more people are connected 24/7.

In advanced industrial societies,families serve all of the following functions EXCEPT:

Describe the concept of remarriage and define a blended family.

Modern______________laws remove the need for proof of blameworthiness in order to get a divorce.

According to sociologists Peter Berger and Hansfried Kellner,interaction between marital partners:

______________ of employed mothers with children under age 6 worked full-time.

Define divorce and explain the major causes of divorce in the United States.

As a result of divorce and remarriage,complex family relationships are often created.Some people become a part of stepfamilies or blended families,which consist of a husband and wife,children from previous marriages,and children (if any)from the new marriage.

Families are defined as relationships in which people live together with commitment,form an economic unit and care for any young,and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group.

Both legal and blood ties are found in the______________.The relationship between a husband and wife is based on legal ties;however,the relationship between a parent and child may be based on either blood ties or legal ties,depending on whether the child has been adopted.

During the Industrial Revolution,people came to view work and home as separate spheres in which different feelings and emotions were appropriate.The public sphere of work was men's sphere and was characterized by:

Describe functionalist perspectives on families.

In 2004,______________became the first state to make same-sex marriages legal.

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

______________ is the concurrent marriage of one woman with two or more men.It is very rare.

Descent and inheritance rights are intricately linked with patterns of power and authority in families.Across cultures,the most prevalent pattern of power and authority in families is: