Exam 2: U.S Families: Historical Origins, Changes, and Contemporary Issues

Young women with ties to established denominations are more likely than their nonreligious counterparts to become sexually involved during adolescence.

An ascribed status system is based on individual accomplishments.

The median age at marriage for women in 2007 was:

Most U.S. states now allow same sex marriage.

Immigration policies can affect families through the impact they have on gender relationships, and particularly control and violence in those relationships.

Religious parents tend to demonstrate higher levels of parenting functioning and effectiveness and father involvement, and their children have fewer problem behaviors.

Toennies used the term ____________ to refer to those based on agricultural production.

As of 2009, the total resident population of the United States was about

Work-family ___________ occurs when work stress spills over into family life.

Which of the following groups is less likely to support same-sex marriage?

According to the U.S. census, a __________ is a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who reside together.

The dominant mode of production during pre-feudal times was

The percentage of __________ households has decreased in recent years.

During the Middle Ages, the church promoted family life over celibacy.

A ___________ view of marriage sees its source of authority as being the rational relationship between marriages and families and the well-being of the individuals in them.

In 2007, there were _____ million family households in the U.S.

The three major components of religiosity are: cognitive, affective, and ___________.

The percentage of married women in the labor force was a little over ____ percent in 2007.

The type of welfare regime that provides benefits based on citizenship alone is called:

In the cult of __________, women were seen as the protectors of morality in the family.