Question 1

A system of marriage that unites one woman with two or more men is called

Accepted Answer

A) polygyny. 
B) polygamy. 
C) polyandry. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) polygyny. 
B) polygamy. 
C) polyandry. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

A larger share of children in the United States are born to unmarried parents than in Sweden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Feminist analysis links the operation of the family to patriarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

African Americans and Asian Americans show significant differences in typical family form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Matrilineal descent is typically found in which type of societies?

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering, where women gather vegetation 
B) horticultural, where women are the main food producers 
C) industrial, where women enter the workplace 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) hunting and gathering, where women gather vegetation 
B) horticultural, where women are the main food producers 
C) industrial, where women enter the workplace 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Compared to what it was a century ago, the U.S.divorce rate is now

Accepted Answer

A) about the same. 
B) half as high. 
C) twice as high. 
D) about three times higher. 
A) about the same. 
B) half as high. 
C) twice as high. 
D) about three times higher.

Question 7

Grandmothers have an especially important role in African American families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why do some analysts (especially those guided by the structural-functional approach) describe the family as “the backbone of society”? That is, what important things do families do for society? To what degree could other social institutions (including government) perform these tasks in place of the family?

Accepted Answer

Some analysts might write incomplete sen

Question 9

Any family is really many families as it changes over time.Consider how families typically change as people move through the life course.What are the major traits of family life beginning with courtship, settling in to marriage, child rearing, and later life? What special opportunities and challenges can you see in each stage?

Accepted Answer

Family life is a dynamic and ever-changi

Question 10

Define patrilineal descent, matrilineal descent, and bilateral descent.Which pattern is favored in the United States? Why?

Accepted Answer

Patrilineal descent is a system of traci

Question 11

Among American Indians who migrate from reservations to cities, a common pattern is

Accepted Answer

A) strong extended kinship. 
B) a fluid, or changing, household. 
C) starting to use kin terms for unrelated people who live together. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) strong extended kinship. 
B) a fluid, or changing, household. 
C) starting to use kin terms for unrelated people who live together. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

The concept "patrilocality" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) rule of men over women. 
B) a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C) a system of tracing descent through males. 
D) a family composed of only males. 
A) rule of men over women. 
B) a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C) a system of tracing descent through males. 
D) a family composed of only males.

Question 13

Identify at least four factors that are related to the high divorce rate in the United States.Why has the divorce rate increased over the course of the last century?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that are relat

Question 14

The dominant residential form in the United States is neolocality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Bilateral descent is found in societies that have a relatively high level of gender equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The concept "endogamy" refers to marriage between

Accepted Answer

A) people of the same sex. 
B) people of different social categories. 
C) people of the same social category. 
D) people related by birth. 
A) people of the same sex. 
B) people of different social categories. 
C) people of the same social category. 
D) people related by birth.

Question 17

The recent trend in racially mixed marriages has been

Accepted Answer

A) upward-the numbers are increasing. 
B) stable-the numbers are holding steady. 
C) downward-the numbers are falling. 
D) rising in good economic times, and falling in bad economic times. 
A) upward-the numbers are increasing. 
B) stable-the numbers are holding steady. 
C) downward-the numbers are falling. 
D) rising in good economic times, and falling in bad economic times.

Question 18

How does the nuclear family differ from the extended family?

Accepted Answer

The nuclear family and the extended fami

Question 19

Typically, industrial societies make use of which of the following systems to trace ancestry?

Accepted Answer

A) bilateral descent 
B) matrilineal descent 
C) patrilineal descent 
D) None of these is correct. 
A) bilateral descent 
B) matrilineal descent 
C) patrilineal descent 
D) None of these is correct.

Question 20

In what specific ways does social class affect families and family life?

Accepted Answer

Social class can affect families and fam

Exam 18: Families

A system of marriage that unites one woman with two or more men is called

A larger share of children in the United States are born to unmarried parents than in Sweden.

Feminist analysis links the operation of the family to patriarchy.

African Americans and Asian Americans show significant differences in typical family form.

Matrilineal descent is typically found in which type of societies?

Compared to what it was a century ago, the U.S.divorce rate is now

Grandmothers have an especially important role in African American families.

Define patrilineal descent, matrilineal descent, and bilateral descent.Which pattern is favored in the United States? Why?

Among American Indians who migrate from reservations to cities, a common pattern is

The concept "patrilocality" refers to

Identify at least four factors that are related to the high divorce rate in the United States.Why has the divorce rate increased over the course of the last century?

The dominant residential form in the United States is neolocality.

Bilateral descent is found in societies that have a relatively high level of gender equality.

The concept "endogamy" refers to marriage between

The recent trend in racially mixed marriages has been

How does the nuclear family differ from the extended family?

Typically, industrial societies make use of which of the following systems to trace ancestry?

In what specific ways does social class affect families and family life?

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