Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

In a stereotypically conventional marriage, the husband/father meets the family's economic needs, makes important decisions, and provides leadership. Talcott Parsons termed this the __________.

To more accurately reflect the changes in family life, the text provides a more encompassing definition of what constitutes a family. This definition is:__________________________.

Despite the wide variety of reasons people have for getting married, the choice of who they will marry is fairly predictable.

Although there has been a great deal of discussion about __________, scholars have found no historical evidence to indicate that true types of this familial power and authority ever existed.

Describe the pattern in the United States of remarriage after divorce.

The Census Bureau defines the term __________ as two people who live together, and think of themselves as a couple, without being legally married.

Conflict theory explains family problems, such as divorce and overall family instability, by pointing out_____________________________.

Sociologists find that men and women are equally likely to express their feelings of love verbally.

In a(n) __________, the male authority figure acts as head of the household and holds power and authority over the women and children, as well as over other males.

Although the family of orientation is based exclusively on blood ties, the family of procreation may be based on both blood and legal ties​

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

What has been the pattern for rates of teenage pregnancy in the United States? What are the consequences of teenage pregnancy for all involved?​

Charles Horton Cooley and George Herbert Mead provided insight into the family roles, and these are modified or adapted to the expectations of others-especially significant others such as parents, grandparents, and siblings. This is the foundation of the​__________ perspective on the family.

Although their perspectives are very different, functionalists and conflict theorists would likely agree that___________________________.

Which of these is not considered a function of the family in advanced industrial societies?​

In industrialized nations such as the United States, most couples hope to live in a/an __________, which is the custom of a married couple living in their own residence apart from both the husband's and the wife's parents.

The most prevalent form of polygamy is __________.

Distinguish among patriarchal, matriarchal, and egalitarian types of family structure.

Elkind argues that the postmodern family illustrates the postmodern assumptions of difference and irregularity. He supports his perspective with the example that_______________.

Explain the concept of a shared reality of marriage, and how Bernard's concept of hisand-her marriages contradicts this shared reality.