Sociology: Ch.11 Marriage and Family Review

Front

Which term refers to the tendency for people to choose a mate they are socially similar to?

Back

Homogamy

Front

The incest taboo is an example of ______________, which are norms requiring people to choose a mate outside of their own social group.

Back

Exogamy

Front

A black Christian woman marrying an Islamic Latino man is an example of which of these?

Back

Heterogamy

Front

Norms requiring people to choose a mate inside their own social group is called:

Back

Endogamy

Front

If the adults in a household are expected to share the power and decision-making they are expressing a ______________ pattern of authority.

Back

Egalitarian

Front

Families in a society with a ______________ pattern of inheritance pass down their last name and property rights from mother to daughter.

Back

Matrilineal

Front

The systemic gender inequality in the marriage patterns of industrialized societies is a focus of which theoretical perspective?

Back

Conflict Theory

Front

Which theoretical perspective is mainly interested in the relationships within families and what they represent to the individuals?

Back

Symbolic Interactionism

Front

Arranged marriages account for ______ of marriages around the world.

Back

55%

Front

What event corresponds to the highest rates of marriage in the U.S. in modern history?

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The End of WWII