Midterm 1

Question 1

Family

Answer 1

Anyone that identifies as family.

Question 2

Fictive Kin

Answer 2

Anyone not related you think of as family.

Question 3

Functions of a family

Answer 3

Promote norms of sexual activity, have and socialize children, provide financial security, and provide emotional support.

Question 4

Common-Law Marriage

Answer 4

Couple that passes themselves off as married, but aren’t legally.

Question 5

Bigamy

Answer 5

Married to two people.

Question 6

Endogamy

Answer 6

Marrying inside one’s own group.

Question 7

Exogamy

Answer 7

Marrying outside one’s group.

Question 8

Family of Orientation

Answer 8

The family that raised you.

Question 9

Family of Procreation

Answer 9

The family that you create.

Question 10

Nuclear Family

Answer 10

Includes the husband, wife, and biological or adopted children.

Question 11

Monogamy

Answer 11

Married to one person.

Question 12

Polygyny

Answer 12

Married to more than one wife.

Question 13

Polyandry

Answer 13

Married to more than one husband.

Question 14

Swinging

Answer 14

Exchanging partners just for sex.

Question 15

Structural Functionalism

Answer 15

Looks at how parts of society, like the family, perform functions so society survives.

Question 16

Instrumental Roles

Answer 16

(Husband) earn money, provide shelter, fixing things, making decisions

Question 17

Expressive Roles

Answer 17

(wives) emotional support, nurture family members

Question 18

Conflict Theory

Answer 18

Views conflict and outcomes as natural, even good at times.

Question 19

Feminist Theories

Answer 19

Looks at inequalities in societies gender expectations along with racism and classism.

Question 20

Ecological Theory

Answer 20

Looks at how we influence and are influenced by our environment.

Question 21

Microsystem

Answer 21

Relationships that influence our daily lives (parent-child)

Question 22

Mesosystem

Answer 22

Relationships among different settings (school, religion, etc.)

Question 23

Exosystem

Answer 23

Settings we don’t experience directly, but that influences us (News/media)

Question 24

Macrosystem

Answer 24

Things going on in larger society, cultural beliefs (technological changes).

Question 25

Family Development Theory

Answer 25

Looks at changes a family goes through over the life cycle.

Question 26

Symbolic Interaction

Answer 26

Looks at how we interact using symbols.

Question 27

Exchange theory

Answer 27

When interacting with others, we use our resources to maximize our rewards and minimize our costs.

Question 28

Family Systems Theory

Answer 28

Looks at the family unit to see how family members interact. (changes in one part of the family will create change throughout the family in order to regain equilibrium)

Question 29

Three different views of the changing family

Answer 29

• Family is deteriorating
• Family is just changing, not deteriorating
• Family is stronger than ever

Question 30

Qualitative Research

Answer 30

Studying non-numerical material (drawings, photos, interviews)

Question 31

Quantitative Research

Answer 31

Studying numerical responses/observations (test scores)