Exam 13: Families

Which type of family did sociologist Judith Stacey find was much less likely to follow the modern family format?

Which of the following is NOT one of the patterns noted about divorce in the United States?

The term _____ is used to describe the transfer of moods, feelings, and behavior between work and family settings.

Recent research finds the _____ benefits of marriage to be uneven; that is, they differ by social class and race.

Jane and Mary are in their senior year of college. They have decided to forego dorm life and rent an apartment of their own. When the census-taker appears at their door, he records them as a(n)

In 1970, 72% of all U.S. adults were married. Today, that figure is

Many people think of families in the past as better adjusted, more stable, and happier than today. Researchers have found that

Jessie Bernard's work demonstrated that each marriage is actually

What percentage of people in the United States who remarry were previously divorced (rather than widowed)?

Which myth of family life blames divorced and unwed mothers for damaging children, destroying families, and tearing apart the fabric of society?

Which myth about family life glorifies family life in a way that masks its dark side?

John was raised in a home that was the epitome of the 1950s model of an intact nuclear household composed of a male breadwinner, his full-time homemaker wife, and their dependent children. He was surprised to learn that his wife did not want to continue this model of the _____, but preferred to have her own job.

Which term refers to an individual or family moving down in social class due to economic changes?

Which term is defined as the way in which the connections between jobs and family life may be a source of tension for workers and family members?

Greta is a 62-year-old woman who is raising her five-year-old grandson. They rent an apartment in a converted garage behind a house in a residential neighborhood of a small city. When the census taker visits Greta, she records this household as a

_____ experience their childhoods differently, because there are different expectations, different rules, and different punishments.

What percentage of U.S. households today matches the ideal of a married couple with children in which only the husband has a job?

Since the 1960s, the rise of _____ in the workforce has been dramatic, creating both benefits and constraints for families.

According to sociologist Judith Stacey, women of immigrant and racial minority families who relied on the support of relatives and the community in order to provide for their families by working outside the home were pioneers of new family forms Stacey calls

Which myth about families is represented by a White, middle-class, heterosexual, father-as-breadwinner, mother-as-homemaker, and children-at-home living in a one-family house?