Chapter 16

Question 1

kinship

Answer 1

the connections family members have, part of every family

Question 2

families of orientation

Answer 2

families into which individuals are born

Question 3

families of procreation

Answer 3

families individuals initiate through marriage, cohabitation or having children

Question 4

matrilocal

Answer 4

family system where husband lives near wive’s parents1

Question 5

patrilocal

Answer 5

family system where wife is expected to live near husband’s parents

Question 6

polygyny

Answer 6

type of polygamy, man is simultaneously married to more than one wife

Question 7

polyandry

Answer 7

type of polygamy, less common, women have multiple husbands simultaneously

Question 8

functionalist view of families

Answer 8

families perform important tasks contributing to the order of society including personality stabilization and primary socialization. Advocates for nuclear family, doesn’t acknowledge same-sex couples, neglects role of social institutions, neglected deviant forms of family

Question 9

symbolic interactions view of families

Answer 9

aspects of family shape one another over time, partner who is less interested has more power and often exploits it, places too much emphasis on cooperation adn concensus, tells us what is happening but not why, doesn’t address gender differences

Question 10

feminist approach to family

Answer 10

traditional fmaily setup can be damaging to wives because of the endless cycle of child care and house work, family can serve as a place of gender oppression

Question 11

affective individualism

Answer 11

the belief of romantic attachment as a basis for contracting marriage ties

Question 12

explanations for increase in marriage age

Answer 12

1. increase is cohabitation of younger people who are not yet married
2. increased higher level education, especially in women

Question 13

which ethnicity has the highest interracial marriage rate?

Answer 13

native american

Question 14

native american family characteristics

Answer 14

how rate of unmarried births, low age of first birth, high value of kinship

Question 15

Hispanic and latino family characteristics

Answer 15

high birth rates, multigenerational families, want the nuclear family model but it is often necessary for th ewife to work, migration often separates families(except puerto ricans), puerto ricans are the most economically disadvantaged and have highest rate of unmarried births, consensual unions have grown common for puerto ricans, cubans have low fertility rates

Question 16

African American family characteristics

Answer 16

less likely to marry, high rates of unmarried births, less likely to marry after nonmarital birth,

Question 17

Asian American family trends

Answer 17

large amount of interdependence of family, family concerns are more important than individual concerns, lowest fertility rates, emphasize marriage

Question 18

reasons why lower income people tend to have more children

Answer 18

1. Lower income people tend to be more confident in their ability to raise children
2. Poor people place a very high value on children because they don’t have as much access to other things top make life meaningful
3. Standards for marrying have increased

Question 19

reasons for increased divorce

Answer 19

1. changes in laws make divorce easier
2. marriage is less about status due to increased independence of women
3. people value a happy marriage and not settling more now

Question 20

common effects of divorce on children

Answer 20

1. almost all children experience a period of emotional upset during and right after the divorce
2. most resume normal development within 2 years of the divorce
3. most children do NOT experience long term issues due to the divorce

Question 21

social selection explanation

Answer 21

cohabitation isn’t linked to divorce, it is up to the couple, types of people who cohabit differ from others, more supported by evidence

Question 22

social causation explanation

Answer 22

living together erodes belief in marriage