Exam 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

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.

Since the 1970s,the percentage of children living in two-parent households has dropped.In 1970, 85.2 percent of children lived in a two-parent home as compared to 2011,where________________________________________________________________________________________________________________percent lived in a two-parent home.

Most people's behavior is shaped by cultural rules.______________is the practice of marrying within one's own group.

Although______________is an integral part of many intimate relationships,perceptions about sexual activities vary from one culture to the next and from one time period to another.

Social scientist David Elkind describes the postmodern family as______________-capable of being diffused or invaded in such a manner that an entity's original purpose is modified or changed.

In the United States,the only legally sanctioned form of marriage is______________,which refers to a marriage between two partners,usually a woman and a man.

Middle-income families with working mothers typically send preschoolers to day-care centers or family day care,which takes place in the home of the caregiver.In low-income families,most preschoolers with working mothers are taken care of by nonparental relatives.

Apply symbolic interactionist perspectives on families.

A(n)______________family is a family structure in which authority is held by the eldest male (usually the father).

Conflict analysts are concerned with the effect that class conflict has on the family.The exploitation of the lower classes by the upper classes contributes to family problems such as high rates of divorce and overall family instability.

Summarize symbolic interactionist perspectives on families.

Both legal and blood ties are found in the family of orientation.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.

Distinguish between patriarchal,matriarchal,and egalitarian families.

According to your text,children from single parent families are more likely than children in two- parent families to have experienced______________.

Discuss postmodernist perspectives on families.

The______________is the family into which a person is born and in which early socialization usually takes place.

Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally).The most common form is______________a system of tracing descent through both the mother's and father's sides of the family.

The United States has been described as a "nation of lovers." Our ideal culture emphasizes ,which refers to a deep emotion,the satisfaction of significant needs,a caring for and acceptance of the person we love,and involvement in an intimate relationship.

In the United States,although many young people leave their______________as they reach adulthood,finish school,and/or get married,recent studies have found that many people maintain family ties across generations,particularly as older persons remain actively involved in relationships with their adult children.

______________ is very rare and when it does occur,it is typically found in societies where men greatly outnumber women because of female infanticide.