Exam 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

Parents and other relatives are responsible for teaching children the necessary knowledge and skills to survive.Which of the following key functions that families serve does this statement address?

A comparison of Census Bureau data over the last four decades shows that there has been a significant decline in the percentage of U.S.households made up of a married couple who had children under eighteen years of age.

______________ 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.

Define the social institution of the family.

About 75 percent of U.S.households are maintained by single parents who live with their own children under the age of 18.

Most people who divorce get remarried.These remarriages tend to follow the pattern that .

Some single fathers who do not have custody of their children remain actively involved in their children's lives.Others may become "______________" who take their children to recreational activities and buy them presents for special occasions but have a very small part in the children's day-to-day lives.

Describe the family structure and its characteristics.

Incest taboos that prohibit sexual contact or marriage between certain relatives would be an example of which key function of family?

Apply the functional perspective on families.

In the United States,most people practice______________.They marry people who come from the same social class,racial/ethnic group,religious affiliation,and other categories considered important within their own social group.

Contemporary functionalists examine the roles of husbands,wives,and children as they act out their own part and react to the actions of others.From such a perspective,what people think,as well as what they say and do,is very important in understanding family dynamics.

According to______________theories,we have experienced a significant decline in the influence of the family and other social institutions.

Compare conflict and feminist perspectives on families.

Extended families often include grandparents,uncles,aunts,or other relatives who live close to the parents and children,making it possible for family members to share resources.

What constitutes a "family" has been widely debated.For many years,the standard sociological definition of family was:

Describe love and intimacy,and compare cohabitation and domestic partnerships.

Even with the less common pattern of______________-a system of tracing descent through the mother's side of the family-women may not control property.

Summarize families in global perspective.

About______________percent of U.S.households are maintained by single parents who live with their own children under the age of 18.