Ch. 13 Families and Family Life Flashcards
a marriage between two partners of the same sex
same-sex marriage
the social links and boundaries, defined by biology and social custom, that establish who is related to whom
kinship system
other people that individuals have important social relationships with
kin
describes a family consisting of a husband and wife and their children
nuclear family
A patrilocal culture is one in which _________.
a wife is required to live with and obey her husband’s parents
Which of the following is an example of the fact that procreation is no longer always a useful tool in defining chosen families?
same-sex relationships
In premodern societies kinship lines _________.
extend beyond nuclear families
Which of the following is true?
Siblings are members of our “family of orientation”
In Trobriand Islander culture, who performs the duties that are commonly performed by fathers in the modern west?
the mother’s brother
views and ideas about the family that highlight the virtues of heterosexual marriage and childrearing in a traditional nuclear family with defined gender roles.
family values
a relationship where all members of the relationship share more or less equally in performing required tasks
egalitarian relationship
The orientation people have toward family responsibilities is called _________.
family values
Both caretaking and breadwinning are shared equally by both parents in a(n) _________ relationship.
egalitarian
Sally follows the family decline perspective. Which of the following beliefs is she likely to hold?
the increasing number of single mothers endangers children
Which of the following statements is true of a person who follows the economic restructuring perspective of families?
The breadwinner-homemaker family model is rare today because families find what family type impractical given the current economic reality
To which perspective is the interdependence of paid and domestic work the most important?
gender restructuring
a family consisting of a relatively autonomous married couple (and their children) able to seek its fortune outside the parental household
conjugal family
act of an unmarried straight or gay couple living together
cohabitation
a pattern of having repeated, short-term intimate relationships with other adults
serial relationships
all types of caring for other people, typically in one’s own family, including childcare, elder care, or taking care of a disabled or sick adult
care work
housework, childcare, and elder care disproportionally done by women
second shift
The second shift refers to mothers _________.
doing domestic work in addition to their paid work
The “conjugal family” differed from earlier models of family in that the married couple _________.
sought their fortune outside their parents’ households
The blurring of gender roles in domestic relationships has led to a greater emphasis on _________ in modern marriages.
love and companionship
How has the increased lifespan that is characteristic of the life course revolution affected marriages and relationships?
People are most likely to engage in serial relationships
Which of the following is an accurate result of the feminization of love?
women became responsible for caretaking duties
Research has shown that which of the following factors has the least significance in a child’s development and happiness?
whether the mother works outside of home
Which of the following is true?
flexibility in earning and caregiving is the most important factor in allowing families to care for children
Of children in intact homes, what ratio believe it would have been a positive change had their parents divorced?
2 out of 5
Which types of achievements are most often used in determining whether someone is an adult in today’s society?
financial
Which of the following is true of children born to an unmarried mother today?
half of those mothers are cohabitating
Which country has the highest level of support for fathers taking parental leave?
Sweden
A familistic approach to social policy aim to __________.
recreate the traditional family
Individualistic opportunity is the defining quality of what country’s approach to family politics?
United States
Which of the following statements is true?
Most Europeans can build families without considering healthcare, a factor that often influences American family choices
Shifting antidiscrimination work policy to include “family responsibility” discrimination would, in theory, cover __________.
all those who care for other people
A patrilocal society is likely to include __________.
a wife who lives with her husband’s parents
Marin asks a sociologist how to classify the relatives that she’s gained over the course of her life, in particular, her partner and children. How would a sociologist respond?
Marin has a family of procreation
Which of the following statements is true according to sociologists?
the familistic package considers families to be a social unit with multiple dimensions
Which perspective of changing families is most critical of nontraditional family choices?
family decline
How has recent economic restructuring affected family life?
it is more difficult for families to survive on only one income
Which of the following is an example of an egalitarian relationship?
both parents work part-time jobs and spend equal time caring for children
Which of the following is true of care work?
It is as essential to a household’s survival as is bringing in an income
The fact that people now value more than economics in a relationship is indicative of what shift in cultural ideas of marriage?
people apply higher standards when selecting a male
Almost __________ percent of married mothers with children under the age of one year are employed
55
Which of the following is a positive effect that has resulted from the extended transition into adulthood?
more opportunities to develop ways of living that diverge from their parents paths
In which family would a divorce likely benefit the development of children?
a high-conflict family
How does the ability to reject narrow gender roles affect a family?
it benefits the family both financially and emotionally
In which country do parents often struggle to find affordable, high-quality childcare?
the United States
Which country supports maternal care but does not support equal employment for women?
Italy
Sociologists would agree w which of the following statements with regard to future family policies in the US?
we need to think more critically about how “equal opportunity” applies to families
