approximately _____ of children live with one parent in the US
one-fourth
which of these is the best definition of extended family
a network of parents, children, and other relatives who form a family unit
with the US polygamy
is illegal
the shakers were formed by breaking away from the Quakers. they are an example of a
sect
according to functionalists, families serve all of the following basic social needs, except
providing education to members
research on children in gay or lesbian housholds has found that
there is very little difference in outcomes for the children of gay or lesbians and the children of hetersexuals
a pattern of relationships that define people's family relationships to one another is the definition of a(n)
kinship system
the boomerang generation refers to people in their 20's who
return home to live with their parents
it is the belief of ____ that religion was developed by the oppressed to relieve their distress
conflict theory
because of the rise in divorce and remarriage, stepfamilies have become fairly common in the US despite how common step families have becom
there is still little institutional support for stepfamilies
____ are particularly interested in that way in which families create stability by teaching people the norms and values of society
functionalists
since 1960, the rate of divorce has ____ although it has ____ since 1980
doubled, declined
which major event le to the emergence of the nuclear family in the united states
the industrial revolution
estimates of the extent of domestic violence are unreliable because
most cases go unreported
sociologists have found that most of the problems faced by housholds headed by women are primarily the result of
the threat of poverty that is connected with being a single mother
____ focuses on the processes through which people learn social identities through their connections with others in a family
symbolic interaction theory
_____ is concerned with how people define and negotiate family relationships
symbolic interaction theory
religious extremist movements
are highly patriarchal
which of the following is not a critical function of churches of African americans
churches function as an educational tool for urban youth
according to the us census bureau about ____ percent of the population over the age of 15 has never been married
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