Exam 2: Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

The term used to describe two or more nuclear families who share a common spouse is:

The New York Court of Appeals said that family could be defined by focusing on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

____ are the largest minority group in the United States.

In egalitarian relationships:

Harold is married to Mary and Alice. This is an example of:

Many families living in close proximity as a larger clan are called a ____ family.

In our modern and complex society, functions formerly completed by the family are now carried out by other institutions. This process is called:

Which race/ethnic group has the largest number of single-parent families headed by mothers?

A broad definition of family focuses on the fact that the institution controls:

Many people now expect their marriages to be a spiritualized union of souls as opposed to:

Richard Geles' definition of family notes that they are characterized by:

The past decade was characterized by a rapid increase in the number of:

Each time Maurice tells Jill that he loves her, she smiles and gives him a warm hug. Their behavior illustrates the principle of:

As societies grow more complex, families assume primary responsibility for more family functions.

An example of recent immigrants to the U.S. that have become part of the American underclass are the:

The principle of "change within continuity" suggests that:

The largest percentage of households in the United States is made up of:

With numerous familial groups, the United States is more like a/an ___________ than a "melting pot."

James feels comfortable talking to his wife Harriet about his problems. She feels the same way about sharing her problems with him. Their behavior is consistent with Biddle's definition of:

In Biddle's theory of intimacy, self-disclosure leads to: