Exam 15: Families

Explain the functionalist perspective toward the family.

Ram and Padma have saved enough money for a down payment on a large suburban home with a basement suite.It has enough room for their sons to both live comfortably with their wives and small children as well,and the family shares the household tasks and earned income equitably.What type of family do these people exemplify?

What was a result of a change in federal divorce laws in the late 1960s and mid-1980s?

What happened with marriage rates and age at first marriage during the post-World War II years?

According to the research,which of the following children is the most likely to experience significant distress?

Ellen met Jerry working at a local pub and quickly discovered they both were graduate students at the same university.They dated for two years before deciding to get married.What sociological term refers to the workplace and university in this example?

Which of the following right-to-life activists are most likely to commit violence in the name of preventing abortions?

Amarjit works part-time as a data-entry clerk at the company where her husband is a full-time computer programmer.They have two children.What kind of family is exemplified here?

What do we call a couple who cohabit together,have a socially approved sexual relationship,and have at least one child?

What do we call a married couple with children,where the husband works outside the home for pay,while the wife works in the home,taking care of children and domestic responsibilities for no pay?

What do we call living together as a couple without being legally married?

What is polygamy?

Is the Canadian family in decline? Why or why not?

Which of the following married couples experiences the least marital satisfaction?

Murdock stated that the nuclear family in 250 societies is founded on a socially approved,long-term sexual and economic relationship between a man and a woman.What was he referring to?

Kyle and Ashley are married with one child,and both work full-time at a medical practice they share with three other doctors.What type of family is exemplified here?

According to the textbook,what do we call the need of one partner to control another,which makes violent attacks likely,frequent,and severe?

Twenty percent of North American women aged 40 to 44 have never given birth.

Religious individuals are less likely to get divorced than non-religious individuals.

Discuss the research on same-sex couples,with and without children,and how they compare with heterosexual families on issues like marital satisfaction,child adjustment,and so on.