chapter 9 (divorce and relationship dissolution)

Question 1

secularization

Answer 1

a move away from religion as an organizing principle of society.

Question 2

social pathology

Answer 2

a broad-based distress or disorganization within society

Question 3

social disorganization

Answer 3

a breakdown of societal functioning

Question 4

no-fault divorce

Answer 4

divorce granted because of marital breakdown rather than because of specific wrongdoing (ex: adultery) on the part of one partner or the other.

Question 5

determinants

Answer 5

a actor that contributes to an outcome (such as divorce) without necessarily being the direct or principal cause.

Question 6

predictors

Answer 6

a characteristic that is correlated with and predicts an outcome but may not be a direct cause.

Question 7

macro level

Answer 7

the broad level of examining a social phenomenon, focusing on changes that affect society as a whole.

Question 8

meso level

Answer 8

a middle range at which social phenomenon may be examined, focusing on demographics— the characteristics of the people affected.

Question 9

micro level

Answer 9

the smallest level at which a social phenomenon may be examined, the level of interactions between individuals and effects on individuals.

Question 10

socio-economic status

Answer 10

class; standing in society in terms of income, education, and prestige.

Question 11

social integration

Answer 11

the state of societies that are slowly knit and stable, in which people hold similar world views and there is a strong consensus on social rules.