Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

Functionalist theorists recognize that the function of the family is sometimes different in preindustrial and industrial societies. In preindustrial societies, families are units for__________; in industrial societies, families provide economic security through the workplace and the larger economic system.

Not all people without children consider themselves childfree.

Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally). The most common form is __________, which is a system of tracing descent through both the mother's and father's sides of the 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.

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

Rachael lives with her mother and her mother's parents, all in the same household. Sociologists would say that Rachael lives in a(n) __________ family.

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild coined the term __________ to refer to the work that many employed women perform after they complete their workday on the job.

Explain the significant differences between the functionalist and the conflict and feminist perspectives on the family.

In the United States, the only legally sanctioned form of marriage is __________.

The most prevalent pattern of power and authority in families is egalitarian-which is a family structure where partners share power and authority ​

__________ is very rare. When it does occur, it is typically found in societies where men greatly outnumber women because of high rates of female infanticide.

Explain the concept of urbanity, and explain its relevance for the postmodern family.

The National Health and Social Life Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago has replaced the Kinsey Report as the respected source of information on American sexual behavior. Which of these is not a finding of the survey reported in the text?​

The changing attitudes about same-sex marriage are being driven by __________.

In the United States, there is a strong cultural belief that __________ should be the basis of an intimate relationship.

Sexual expression and parent-child relationships are not necessarily part of all family elationships.

There is no evidence to support the assumption that children are better off living with a same-sex parent after a divorce.

The idea of the home as a place of love and emotional support, separate from the stresses of work, emerged __________.

Emile Durkheim saw the family as a microcosm of society. He argued that, much like in society generally,____________________________.

A comparison of Census Bureau data from 1970 to 2012 shows that there has been __________ in the percentage of U.S. households comprised of a married couple with their own children under eighteen years of age.