Family Studies Final

Question 1

What is the focus on the political model of domestic violence?

Answer 1

Power strugles between men and women.

Question 2

What is the medical model of domestic violence?

Answer 2

Focus on the mental and physical well being.

Question 3

What is situational couple violence?

Answer 3

More commen domestic violence acts. Less serious. Both men and women.

Question 4

What is intimate terrorism?

Answer 4

Less common. More serious acts of violence. Focus on men committing the violent acts.

Question 5

What year did spousal rape become illegal in every state?

Answer 5

1993

Question 6

How do reported rates of intimate partner violence vary by marital status?

Answer 6

Lower for married couples

Question 7

What is the SOCIAL LEARNING perspective?

Answer 7

Where you learn violence from seeing it happen, like a violent act between parents over time, ect.

Question 8

What is the SOCIAL EXCHANGE perspective?

Answer 8

Using violence to control someone; to get their way. Taking a chance.

Question 9

What is the FRUSTRATION AGRESSION perspective?

Answer 9

Being angry over a situation and taking it out on others.

Question 10

What are two societal factors that have contributed to the prevalence of divorce post 1970?

Answer 10

Adding in no-fault divorce to the fault/no fault system and a shift in individuals focusing on self fulfillment.

Question 11

What are three factors that increase divorce?

Answer 11

Income (having a lower income), Having children within the first 7 months of marriage, age at which the marriage occured.

Question 12

Which spouse sees a decline in living standards after the divorce?

Answer 12

The wife/mother/women.

Question 13

What are the five ways to end a marriage?

Answer 13

Separation
Desertion
Annulment
No-fault divorce
fault based divorce

Question 14

What portion of women ended their first marriage in 2012?

Answer 14

1.75%

Question 15

What portion of children live in a step family?

Answer 15

1 in 6 kids

Question 16

Who is more likely to have stepchildren in their home?

Answer 16

Men

Question 17

What is the “Affinity Seeker” role?

Answer 17

Wants friendship, no discipline.

Question 18

What is the “Polite Outsider” role?

Answer 18

Very hands off, disengaged from the children and parenting role.

Question 19

How long is the transitional period in setting up a stepfamily?

Answer 19

2-4 years

Question 20

What age is it hardest for children to adjust to step families?

Answer 20

Adolescence and teens

Question 21

How does a step family affect the age a child leave home?

Answer 21

Children feel tension and like an outsider. They leave earlier, especially girls.

Question 22

What does Cherlin mean by “incompetely institutionalize?”

Answer 22

No definite social roles

Question 23

What are two ways the step families can not rely on a system of social roles?

Answer 23

Lack of rights and obligations: Don’t have to pay child support, can’t sign permission slips.

Question 24

What is one use of scholarly research?

Answer 24

Gain in depth understanding and to guide own research.

Question 25

What was the Social Security Act of 1935?

Answer 25

Created with men in mind because they were thought to work outside the home and deserved old age pensions.

Question 26

In what ways is TANF different than AFDC?

Answer 26

Time Limits

Focus on work outside of the home.

Question 27

How is the family wage system reflected in the Social Security act of 1935?

Answer 27

Assumed men are the only ones working outside of the home.

Question 28

What are ecplicit family policies?

Answer 28

Achieves specific goals; Marriage, Child Support, Divorce.

Question 29

What are implicit family policies?

Answer 29

Indirect consequences on family. Health care, Housing, Poverty.

Question 30

Are children most likely to live in a gay or lesbian household?

Answer 30

Lesbian

Question 31

Children are present in what percentage of same-sex couple house holds?

Answer 31

27%

Question 32

How are children of lesbian parents different?

Answer 32

Less concerned about gender sterotpyes, less likely to assume they are heterosexual, experience more teasing.

Question 33

How are children of lesbian parents similar?

Answer 33

Gender behaviors, Psychological well-being, social adjustment, and grades.

Question 34

How have patterns of family formation changed for gay and lesbian parents?

Answer 34

Used to be only through divorce. Now donor insemination, adoption, and surrogates more popular.