Ch. 14: Relationships, Marriage, and Family

Sociologists tend to define family in terms of

• how a given society sanctions the relationships of people who are connected through blood, marriage, or adoption

• the connection of bloodlines

• the status roles that exist in a family structure

• how closely members adhere to social norms

Research suggests that people generally feel that their current family is _______ than the family they grew up with.

• less close

• more close

• at least as close

• none of the above

A woman being married to two men would be an example of:

• monogamy

• polygyny

• bigamy

• cohabitation

A child who associates his line of descent with his father’s side only is part of a _____ society.

• matrilocal

• bilateral

• matrilineal

• patrilineal

Which of the following is a criticism of the family life cycle model?

• It is too broad and accounts for too many aspects of family.

• It is too narrowly focused on a sequence of stages.

• It does not serve a practical purpose for studying family behavior.

• It is not based on comprehensive research.

The majority of U.S. children live in:

• two-parent households

• one-parent households

• no-parent households

• multigenerational households

According to the study cited by the U.S. Census Bureau, children who live with married parents grow up with more advantages than children who live with

• a divorced parent

• a single parent

• a grandparent

• all of the above

Couples who cohabitate before marriage are ______ couples who did not cohabitate before marriage to be married at least ten years.

• far more likely than

• far less likely than

• slightly less likely than

• equally as likely as

Same-sex couple households account for _____ percent of U.S. households.

• 1

• 10

• 15

• 30

The median age of first marriage has ______ in the last fifty years.

• increased for men but not women

• decreased for men but not women

• increased for both men and women

• decreased for both men and women