Exam 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

In 2013,two-thirds of employed mothers with children under age six worked full time.

Discuss the system of descent and inheritance,and explain why such systems are important in societies.

A(n)______________family is a family structure in which both partners share power and authority equally.

______________ refers to household arrangements in which an unmarried couple lives together in a committed,sexually intimate relationship and is granted the same rights and benefits as those accorded to married heterosexual couples.

The health of the economy is linked to fertility rates.For example,the recent economic crisis caused fertility rates to______________.

Explain the differences in residential patterns in marriage and note why most people practice endogamy.

Early______________,such as Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead,provided key insights on the roles we play as family members and how we modify or adapt our roles to the expectations of others,especially significant others such as parents.

According to sociologist Talcott Parsons,the husband/father fulfills the______________(meeting the family's economic needs,making important decisions,and providing leadership).

Infertility typically______________.

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

Although most people are related to members of their family of orientation by blood ties,those who are adopted have a legal tie that is patterned after a blood relationship.

The text points out that conflict and feminist analysts:

In regard to women's and men's perceptions about romantic love,sociologists point out that:

Discuss the major issues associated with adoption,teenage pregnancies,single-parent households,and two-parent households.

______________ refers to institutional settings or residences where adults other than a child's own parents or biological relatives serve as caregivers.

With the advent of industrialization and urbanization,maintaining the______________family pattern becomes more difficult in societies.Increasingly,young people move from rural to urban areas in search of employment in the industrializing sector of the economy.At that time,the______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ family typically becomes the predominant family pattern in the society.

In regard to housework,sociologist Arlie Hochschild notes that:

According to sociologist Francesca Cancian,men tend to express their feelings verbally whereas women tend to express their love through nonverbal actions,such as running an errand for someone.

Social scientists refer to______________as the pattern of individuals marrying those who have similar characteristics such as race/ethnicity,religious background,age,education,and/or social class.

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