Chapter 9 Test Review

Question 0

__________descent traces from the female line.

Answer 0

Matriarchy

Question 1

__________ descent traces family lineage from the male line of the family.

Answer 1

Patriarchy

Question 2

__________ is the practice of being married to one person at a time.

Answer 2

Monogamy

Question 3

__________ is a form of marriage where a person has more than 1 spouse.

Answer 3

Polygamy

Question 4

When both parents have to work, who do most preschool kids end up being taken care by?

Answer 4

Legalized facility or daycare

Question 5

What are some factors that contribute to high divorce rates?

Answer 5

• Teenage Marriages
• Dissimilar Social Background
• Increased emphasis on personal happiness and fulfillment
• Ease of Obtaining a divorce
• Dual-earner families

Question 6

What are some problems that occur more often in single-family homes?

Answer 6

• Difficulty providing child care
• Financial problems
• More likely with children than two parents to have emotional or behavioral problems

Question 7

What is a blended family?

Answer 7

A blended family is one in which at least one of the adults is a stepparent

Question 8

What are latchkey children, and what are some problems that can occur?

Answer 8

Latchkey children are young and left unsupervised.

Question 9

What are some predictions about families of the future in US?

Answer 9

Some predictions about families of the Future in the US are:

• Families are smaller
• Families get more diverse
• More people choose to remain single
• Number of single parent families are unmarried couples living together increases
• Patriarchal marriages will decline, replaced by egalitarian relationships.

Question 10

What is homogamy?

Answer 10

Homogamy is marring someone with the same background.