Exam 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

__________ refers to family units composed of one or two parents and their dependent children,all of whom live apart from other relatives.

__________ percent of all marriages in the United States are dual-earner marriages,in which both spouses are in the labor force.

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.

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.

In advanced industrial societies,families serve all of the following functions EXCEPT:

In preindustrial societies,kinship is usually traced through one parent (unilineally).The most common pattern of unilineal descent is __________,which is a system of tracing descent through the father's side of the family.

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

Describe functionalist perspectives on families.

__________ theorists emphasize the importance of the family in maintaining the stability of society and the well-being of individuals.

__________ is the concurrent marriage of one man with two or more women.

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

Divorce is the legal process of dissolving a marriage that allows former spouses to remarry if they so choose.Most divorces today are granted on the grounds of adultery.

In relation to divorce statistics,recent studies have shown all of the following to be true EXCEPT that:

In __________ systems,inheritance of property and position usually is traced from the maternal uncle (mother's brother) to his nephew (mother's son) and,in some cases,mothers may pass on their property to daughters.

Describe kinship ties and distinguish between families of orientation/procreation and extended/nuclear families.

Family life ___________ by the decreasing distinction between what is work time and what is family time as more people are connected 24/7.

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.

Some conflict explanations of family problems,such as high rates of divorce and overall family instability,focus on:

Compare conflict and feminist perspectives on families.

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 2010,where __________ percent lived in a two-parent home.