Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships.

__________ is a legally recognized and/or socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual activity.

A(n) __________ family is a family structure in which authority is held by the eldest male (usually the father).

__________ descent is used in the United States for the purpose of determining kinship and inheritance rights; however, children typically take the father's last name.

Describe love and intimacy, and compare cohabitation and domestic partnerships.

A(n) __________ family is a family structure in which authority is held by the eldest female (usually the mother).

Discuss postmodernist perspectives on families.

According to functionalist sociologist Emile Durkheim, families are responsible for providing economic and psychological support for members. In preindustrial societies, the economic security of families is tied to the workplace and to macrolevel economic systems.

About 75 percent of all white children and 86 percent of all Native American children will spend part of their childhood living in a household headed by a single mother who is divorced, separated, never married, or widowed.

Women in India who act as a surrogate do so because it

Outline the major problems faced in dual-earner marriages, and note why the double shift most often is a problem for women.

Conflict explanations of family problems, such as high rates of divorce and overall family instability, focus on __________.

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

Analyze the family from a postmodern perspective.

Rates of fertility differ across racial and ethnic categories. In 2006, Latinas (Hispanic women) had a total fertility rate of 2.9, which was 50 percent above that of white (non-Hispanic) women. Among Latina women, the highest fertility rate is found among __________ women.

Comparing 1970 data with 2003 data, the Census Bureau identified a noticeable trend in the decline of married-couple households with their own children living with them. This type of household decreased from about 40 percent in 1970 to about __________ in 2003.

The increase in births among unmarried teenagers may have negative long-term consequences for mothers and their children, who have severely limited educational and employment opportunities and a high likelihood of living in poverty.

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

Contemporary sociologists define families as relationships in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group.

The National Health and Social Life Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago reported numerous findings. Which of the following was not a finding of the survey?

Describe the different forms of marriage patterns found across cultures.