Quiz 9

1. Adults living together in a sexual relationship without being married is known as

Significant partnership

Pre-marriage parternship

Roommates

Cohabitation

2. What term describes a society in which men have mroe than one wife?

Polygyny

Polyandry

A mixed society

An extended society

3. Regina lives in a society in which children are related to their father's realtives but not their mother's relatives. What type of descent system does this illustrate?

Bilateral

Unilateral

Patrilineal

Matrilineal

4. Zachary's parents were divorced three years ago. During the first eyar after the divorce, Zachary's father visited him every week. Then Zachary's father remarried and fathered another child. Now he rarely visits Zachary. What is the scenario called?

Child neglect

Child abuse

Serial fatherhood

Middle-age fatherhood

5. What did sociologist bob suzuki identify as the basis for the distinct framework of Asain american family life incorporating humanism, collectivity, self-discpline, and respect for elders?

A commitment to buddhism

Confucian values

A tradition of hinduism

Yakuza tradition

6. Today's average first-time bride and groom are _____ than at any other time inU.S. history.

Less educated

More likely to stay married

Older

Younger

7. Which sociological perspective emphasizes power as the major sources of difficulties between married men and women?

Functionalist

Conflict

Symbolic interactionist

Structuralist

8. In which of the following ethnic groups is least likely to be headed by a married couple?

African-americans

Latino-americans

Asian americans

Whites

9. Some states in the U.S> recognize __________, giving legal status to same-sex unions.

Significant other partnerships

Registered domestic parterships

Limited marriage license

Binding marriage license

10. For both single mothers and married couples, what is the most common source of child care for mothers who work outside the home?

The child's father

Grandparents

Organized childcare facilities

Other relatives

11. Which sociological perspective takes the position that we creat our own worlds, which implies that to have a good marriage; it is essentail for people to perceive that a good marriage is possible and worth working toward achieving?

Symbolic interactionist

Conflict

Functionalist

Psychological

12. What do functionalists view as the purpose of the incest taboo?

It reinforces patriarchal authority

It enforces the concept of monogamy

If facilitates the socialization of children and it avoids role confsion

It prevents the transference of genetic defects

13. Which of the following variables has teh strongest influence on the variations found in American family life?

Social class and culture

Race and ethnicity

Religious affilation

Education and occupation

14. What did sociologist Murray Straus conclude based on hsi research on battering in marital relaionships?

Husbands are more likely than wives to be the abusers

Wives are more likely than husbands to be the abusers

More husbands tha nwives actually need medical attention following an episode of battering

Husbands and wives are about equally likely to attack one another.

15. Which of the following variables has the greatest influence of homogamy?

Earned income

Personal attractiveness

Level of education

Propinquity