Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

Jim and Joan are two adults who live together in a household with their two biological children and one adopted child.This kind of group is an example of a(n):

Which perspective is most likely to agree with the statement "couples are seeking to be more symmetrical,but in reality men do not perform their share of the housework."

Katherine Edin and Maria Kefalas researched low-income women and nonmarital childbirth.Which was NOT one of their findings?

Betty Friedan is an icon in the second American women's movement.In her widely read book,The Feminine Mystique,she refers to "the problem with no name." What is "the problem with no name"?

The U.S.census estimates that in 2010,there were __________ same-sex families in the United States.

Which perspective has been most concerned with the domestic division of labor,unequal power relationships,and caring activities in the family?

The term for a group in which the individuals are related to one another by blood ties,marriage,or adoption and form an economic unit and in which the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children is:

Alisha learns from her parents the American norms of politeness.This learning is associated with which function of the family discussed by Talcott Parsons?

Which of the following factors decrease the likelihood that a person will get a divorce?

The number of cohabiting couples is increasing in the United States.Which of the following cohabiting unions is most likely to marry?

Feminist sociologists and feminist approaches to the sociology of the family have made important contributions to our understanding of the family.Which of the following issues are NOT embedded within a feminist analysis of the family?

Among the Hispanic groups listed below,which is the most prosperous?

In 2010,the percent of white families that were headed by females was 15 percent.What percent of black families were headed by females?

In research by Bumpass et al.,which of the following is NOT a reason that couples gave for cohabitation?

Which of the following statements concerning single-parent households is true?

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize global family change over the past half-century.What are they?

The most common type of child abuse is:

Which sociological perspective sees the family as performing important tasks that contribute to society's basic needs and helping to perpetuate the existence of major social institutions and practices?

According to Andrew Cherlin,what are the effects of divorce on children?

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is NOT true?