sociology chapter 13 Flashcards


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1

approximately _____ of children live with one parent in the US

one-fourth

2

which of these is the best definition of extended family

a network of parents, children, and other relatives who form a family unit

3

with the US polygamy

is illegal

4

the shakers were formed by breaking away from the Quakers. they are an example of a

sect

5

according to functionalists, families serve all of the following basic social needs, except

providing education to members

6

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

7

a pattern of relationships that define people's family relationships to one another is the definition of a(n)

kinship system

8

the boomerang generation refers to people in their 20's who

return home to live with their parents

9

it is the belief of ____ that religion was developed by the oppressed to relieve their distress

conflict theory

10

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

11

____ are particularly interested in that way in which families create stability by teaching people the norms and values of society

functionalists

12

since 1960, the rate of divorce has ____ although it has ____ since 1980

doubled, declined

13

which major event le to the emergence of the nuclear family in the united states

the industrial revolution

14

estimates of the extent of domestic violence are unreliable because

most cases go unreported

15

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

16

____ focuses on the processes through which people learn social identities through their connections with others in a family

symbolic interaction theory

17

_____ is concerned with how people define and negotiate family relationships

symbolic interaction theory

18

religious extremist movements

are highly patriarchal

19

which of the following is not a critical function of churches of African americans

churches function as an educational tool for urban youth

20

according to the us census bureau about ____ percent of the population over the age of 15 has never been married

31