Sociology: Ch.11 Marriage and Family Review

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

• Homogamy

• Endogamy

• Heterogamy

• Exogamy

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

• Homogamy

• Endogamy

• Heterogamy

• Exogamy

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

• Homogamy

• Endogamy

• Heterogamy

• Exogamy

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

• Homogamy

• Endogamy

• Heterogamy

• Exogamy

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

• Democratic

• Egalitarian

• Bilineal

• Neolocal

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

• Matrilocal

• Matriarchal

• Matrilineal

• Feminine

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

• Feminist Theory

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalism

• Symbolic Interactionism

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

• Feminist Theory

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalism

• Symbolic Interactionism

Arranged marriages account for ______ of marriages around the world.

• 55%

• 33%

• 11%

• 88%

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

• The Great Depression

• The End of WWII

• The Beginning of WWII

• The End of the Cold War