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WorksheetsSoc Unit 5 - Family & Marriage
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A marital or sexual relationship in which a person is committed exclusively to one partner
Polygamy
Monogamy
Endogamy
Exogamy
Relationship in which one woman has multiple male partners
Polygamy
Monogamy
Polyandry
Polygyny
Relationship in which one man has multiple female partners
Polygamy
Monogamy
Polyandry
Polygyny
Relationship or marriage in which one person has multiple partners
Polygamy
Monogamy
Polyandry
Polygyny
Puzzling aspect of family violence
Spousal abuse is illegal
Parents are allowed to assault their children without repercussions
Children are allowed to assault their parents without repercussions
Siblings are allowed to assault each other without legal repercussions
Which of the following statements about Childless Marriages is factual?
These marriages have the highest satisfaction rate
When done on purpose, these marriages have the highest satisfaction rate
When done on purpose, these marriages have the lowest satisfaction rate
These marriages have the lowest satisfaction rate
Which of the following best describes a blended family?
Two divorced people getting married.
Two divorced people with children getting married.
Two divorced people who have children after getting married to each other.
Two re-married people adopting a child of another race.
Which of the following best describes a patrilineal society?
Family ancestry is traced through mother’s side
Oldest living male makes all major decisions
Family ancestry is traced through father’s side
Oldest living female makes all major decisions
Which of the following best describes a matrilineal society?
Family ancestry is traced through mother’s side
Oldest living male makes all major decisions
Family ancestry is traced through father’s side
Oldest living female makes all major decisions
Which of the following best describes a bilateral society?
Family ancestry is traced through mother’s side
Oldest living male makes all major decisions
Family ancestry is traced through both the mother and father’s sides
Oldest living female makes all major decisions
Newly married couples living with the wife's family is known as:
Matrilocal
Matrilineal
Patrilocal
Neolocal
Newly married couples living with the husband's family is known as:
Matrilocal
Matrilineal
Patrilocal
Neolocal
Newly married couples establishing a new residence is known as:
Matrilocal
Matrilineal
Patrilocal
Neolocal
An endogamous relationship is one in which
A person is romantically involved with someone who is married
A person is romantically involved with someone who is from outside their ethnic group
A person is romantically involved with someone who is from another age group
A person is romantically involved with someone from their same religion
An exogamous relationship is one in which
A person is romantically involved with someone who is single
A person is romantically involved with someone who is from outside their ethnic group
A person is romantically involved with someone who is from the same age group
A person is romantically involved with someone from their same religion
Which of the following is a positive of a dual employed family?
Positive role models for children
Less time with children
More financial resources
Potential strain over higher wage earner
Both A & C
Which of the following is a negative of a dual employed family?
Positive role models for children
Less time with children
More financial resources
Potential strain over higher wage earner
Both A & C
Which of the following is the most common reason people in the U.S. cite for getting married?
Career advancement
Improve socioeconomic status
More jewelry
Love
What variable typically determines a country's familial structure (nuclear or extended)?
A culture's predominant religious beliefs
A culture's mass media
A culture's educational system
A culture’s economic system
What is the definition of kinship?
Classifications based upon where married couples establish residence.
Classifications based upon who makes the familial decisions.
Classifications based upon what brand of truck a family prefers.
Classifications based upon who inherits the parental property and how lineage is traced.
Which of the following was once but is no longer a function of the family?
Economic support
Care of the sick and old
Sexual control
Socialization of the children
Which of the following does not have an impact on the divorce rate in the U.S.
Education level
Age at the time of marriage
Where you live
Ethnic group
Which of the following best describes a patriarchal society?
Family ancestry is traced through mother’s side
Oldest living male makes all major decisions
Family ancestry is traced through father’s side
Oldest living female makes all major decisions
Which of the following best describes a matriarchal society?
Family ancestry is traced through mother’s side
Oldest living male makes all major decisions
Family ancestry is traced through father’s side
Oldest living female makes all major decisions
Which of the following best describes an egalitarian society?
Family ancestry is traced through mother’s side
Oldest living male makes all major decisions
Family ancestry is traced through father’s side
Authority on decision making is shared by oldest living female and male
