Family

Question 1

what is a social institution found in all societies that unites people in co-operative groups to care for one another and children

Answer 1

a family

Question 2

what is a social bond based on common ancestry/marriage/adoption

Answer 2

a kinship

Question 3

what is a legal relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, children

Answer 3

marriage

Question 4

what is a nuclear family

Answer 4

1/2 parents + children

Question 5

consanguine family

Answer 5

extended family

Question 6

marriage between people of the same social category

Answer 6

endogamy

Question 7

marriage between people of different social categories

Answer 7

exogamy

Question 8

marriage that unites two partners

Answer 8

monogamy

Question 9

marriage that unites a person and two or more spouses

Answer 9

polygamy

Question 10

marriage with multuple women

Answer 10

polygyny

Question 11

marriage with multiple men

Answer 11

polyandry

Question 12

what are the 3 residential patterns of a family

Answer 12

• patrilocality
• matrilocality
• neolocality

Question 13

patrilocality

Answer 13

living near husband’s family

Question 14

matrilocality

Answer 14

living near wife’s family

Question 15

neolocality

Answer 15

live near neither wife nor husband’s family

Question 16

what are the 3 patterns of descent one can trace

Answer 16

• patrilineal (through men)
• matrilineal (through women)
• bilateral (men and women)

Question 17

what is the function of a family

Answer 17

• socialization
• regulation of sexual activity
• social placement
• material/emotional security

Question 18

How do families perpetuate inequality

Answer 18

• property/inheritance
• patriarchy
• race and ethnicity

Question 19

what do families have to do with social-exchange

Answer 19

courtship/marriage as negotiation to make the best-deal on their partner.

Question 20

what is the symbolic-interaction that family promotes

Answer 20

opportunities for intimacy, sharing activities, helps build emotional bonds.

Question 21

what are the weaknesses of looking at a family on the micro-level

Answer 21

families of different cultures vary.

Question 22

what do you call affections and sexual passion for another person

Answer 22

romantic lvoe

Question 23

homogamy

Answer 23

people with the same social characteristics marry

Question 24

arranged marriage

Answer 24

alliance between two families of similar social standing, involves exchange of children, wealth and favours.

Question 25

which demographic has smaller families

Answer 25

higher-income

Question 26

what is the affect of increased life expectancy on marrriage

Answer 26

married couples are together for longer

Question 27

what do working-class women seek in men

Answer 27

stability

Question 28

what do middle-class women seek in men

Answer 28

communication

Question 29

what are the advantages that middle-class children face

Answer 29

• better health

- achieve more

Question 30

which marriages have best mental health

Answer 30

those who share responsibilities

Question 31

what are the 7 contributing factors of divorce

Answer 31

1. individualism on the rise
2. romantic love fades
3. women less dependent on men
4. today’s marriages are stressful
5. raising children is stressful
6. divorce is more socially acceptable
7. legally, divorce is easier to get

Question 32

how do men contribute to family violence

Answer 32

• women who are killed are often killed by their intimate partner
• child abuse is more likely by them

Question 33

what % of families are 1 parent

Answer 33

16.4%

Question 34

what % of households are shared by unmarried partners

Answer 34

21.3%

Question 35

boomerang kid

Answer 35

young people who have finished school but not gotten a job move back with their parents.