Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships.

In preindustrial societies, the primary form of social organization is through __________, which refers to a social network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

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.

Urbanity is another characteristic of the postmodern family. The boundaries between the public sphere (the workplace) and the private sphere (the home) are becoming much more open and flexible.

According to sociologist Talcott Parsons, the wife/mother fulfills the __________ (running the household, caring for children, and meeting the emotional needs of family members).

In regard to women's and men's perceptions about romantic love, sociologist Francesca Cancian points out that __________.

__________ is the concurrent marriage of one woman with two or more men.

Mexico has become one of the top countries where U.S. couples go in order to hire a surrogate mother.

__________ often include grandparents, uncles, aunts, or other relatives who live close to the parents and children, making it possible for family members to share resources.

Residential patterns are interrelated with the authority structure and method of tracing descent in families. __________ residence refers to the custom of a married couple living in the same household (or community) as the husband's family.

Even with the less common pattern of __________, which is a system of tracing descent through the mother's side of the family, women may not control property.

Analyze the family from the conflict and feminist perspectives.

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

According to sociologist Judy Root Aulette, "families we choose" include blood ties and legal ties, but they also include __________, persons who are not actually related by blood but who are accepted as family members.

Summarize symbolic interactionist perspectives on families.

A major reason why there are so few children in Italy is that housing is so hard to come by.

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

Having an Indian woman carry a child can cost a couple no more than __________ Plus medical expenses.

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.

The __________ is the family that a person forms by having or adopting children.

With the advent of industrialization and urbanization, maintaining the __________ family pattern becomes more difficult. 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.