Exam 15: Families

Around half of first marriages end in divorce, and the U.S. divorce rate is highest among the world.

Christian religious groups that disapproved of divorce would apply various sanctions to members who divorced, the most severe of which was

Compare Judith Stacey's concepts of the "modern family" with that of the "postmodern family."

The monolithic model of the family described above accounts for fewer than ________ of all families.

Divorce rates in the past were lower because love between family members was stronger.

Teenagers in the United States experience a premature affluence because of their being employed in some capacity during their high school years.

Due to their insignificance as an economic force, teenagers are not a meaningful measure of the U.S. economy.

The difficulty in making a career choice is the most important reason for the stress and strain experienced by many U.S. teens.

What forces operated after World War II that enabled middle-class whites to achieve the stable suburban family life?

The upper class is characterized by ________ family boundaries and ________ class boundaries.

Most of the postmodern families have ________.

What variables affect the probability of remarriage among the divorced?

Because of the changes in the economy, today, many middle-class families find themselves without middle-class incomes.

The changing form of the family is a major consequence of the changes in gender roles and preferences associated with the current period.

Briefly describe four myths based on common beliefs about the family that are challenged by social scientists.

Families headed by women account for a declining proportion of American families over the last two decades.

Downward mobility is unique to the lower class.

In 1980, ________ percent of children lived with two parents; by 2009, the percentage was ________ .

The family is not a gendered institution; men and women potentially experience different family experiences in very different ways.

The conflict perspective gives rise to an argument that changes in the family are destroying the social fabric.