Exam 9: Families

What term is used for the number of divorces that occur in a year for every 1000 people in the population?

Engels, Marx's co-author, asserted that gender equality would be possible only in capitalist societies where the opportunity to own property was equally available to men and to women.

Marrying outside of one's social group can sometimes be opposed by which of the following?

Describe the factors that account for distress among children of divorce.

Which of the following is identified in the textbook as a notable benefit to children attending child care?

Toni was talking to her grandmother Anne about what marriage was like in earlier times. Anne said that compared to today many marriages were unhappy, and that as far as she could tell, many married women today are happier than they were in her day. According to the textbook, which of the following societal changes best explains this difference?

Use the conflict perspective to describe the relationship between the traditional nuclear family and capitalism.

What term do feminist sociologists use to denote societies characterized by male dominance and norms justifying that dominance?

If people worry that the family is in decline, which of the following reforms are they most likely to pressure the government for?

Why might the negative effects on children's well-being following divorce be declining over time?

After divorce, what is the most common economic outcome for the former husband and wife?

Provide statistics to support the statement that marriage in Canada has declined, while cohabiting relationships have become increasingly common.

According to the text, despite the ebb and flow in the popularity of marriage, love has always been the central pillar that supports the institution of marriage.

In the 1985 amendment to Canada's Divorce Act, "marital breakdown" was defined as occurring for one of three reasons, including which of the following?

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?

Strauss found that high levels of wife assault are associated with which of the following?

The selection of the person with whom one falls in love is somewhat determined by the "assets," such as financial stability or education, that one brings to the marriage market.

Since the first census data about cohabitation was collected in 1981, the number of common-law unions has been gradually falling, except for same-sex couples.

What type of family is composed of a cohabiting man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child?

What term is sometimes used by sociologists for schools, places of work, neighbourhoods, bars, and clubs?