Chapter 11: Family

Which of the following best describes a 2-income marriage?

• both a child’s mother and father work outside the home

• a man with children marries a woman with children from a previous marriage

• this number has fallen by about 50 percent since World War II

• a relationship in which authority is split evenly between a husband and a wife

• being allowed to marry only a person within one’s religious background

Which of the following best describes a blended family?

• both a child’s mother and father work outside the home

• a man with children marries a woman with children from a previous marriage

• this number has fallen by about 50 percent since World War II

• a relationship in which authority is split evenly between a husband and a wife

• being allowed to marry only a person within one’s religious background

Which of the following best describes the marriage rate?

• both a child’s mother and father work outside the home

• a man with children marries a woman with children from a previous marriage

• this number has fallen by about 50 percent since World War II

• a relationship in which authority is split evenly between a husband and a wife

• being allowed to marry only a person within one’s religious background

Which of the following best defines egalitarian?

• both a child’s mother and father work outside the home

• a man with children marries a woman with children from a previous marriage

• this number has fallen by about 50 percent since World War II

• a relationship in which authority is split evenly between a husband and a wife

• being allowed to marry only a person within one’s religious background

Which of the following best defines endogamy?

• both a child’s mother and father work outside the home

• a man with children marries a woman with children from a previous marriage

• this number has fallen by about 50 percent since World War II

• a relationship in which authority is split evenly between a husband and a wife

• being allowed to marry only a person within one’s religious background

Which of the following best defines polygamy?

• marriage to more than one person at the same time

• a relationship in which the man makes the important decisions in his family

• a family provides acceptance and support for its members

• a person between the ages of 12 and 17

• a rare form of marriage in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time

Which of the following best describes socio-emotional maintenance?

• marriage to more than one person at the same time

• a relationship in which the man makes the important decisions in his family

• a family provides acceptance and support for its members

• a person between the ages of 12 and 17

• a rare form of marriage in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time

Which of the following best describes a patriarchy?

• marriage to more than one person at the same time

• a relationship in which the man makes the important decisions in his family

• a family provides acceptance and support for its members

• a person between the ages of 12 and 17

• a rare form of marriage in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time

Which of the following best describes polyandry?

• marriage to more than one person at the same time

• a relationship in which the man makes the important decisions in his family

• a family provides acceptance and support for its members

• a person between the ages of 12 and 17

• a rare form of marriage in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time

Which of the following is a pattern in the American family?

• Inheritance is traced only through the husband’s family.

• Inheritance is traced only through the wife’s family.

• Both partners share in decision making.

• Households today typically contain multiple sets of parents and children.