soc final ch 12

Question 1

what are the 5 family functions

Answer 1

• procreation and socialization
  -sexual activity
• emotional support
• econmic security
• social class placement

Question 2

what is patrilocal residence pattern, a common form of residence pattern?

Answer 2

• where newly marriage couple moves into husband family

Question 3

what is matrilocal residence pattern?

Answer 3

• where newly marriage couple moves into wifes family

Question 4

In a(n) _____, the oldest males (grandfathers, fathers, and uncles) control cultural, political, and economic resources and, consequently, have power over females.

Answer 4

• patriarchal family system

Question 5

what is egalitarian family mean?

Answer 5

• both partners share power and authority equally

Question 6

what does fictive kin mean?

Answer 6

• nonrelatives who are accepted as family

Question 7

what does intimate partner violence mean, which is not limited to adults and can begin in early life?

Answer 7

abuse between a ppl in a close relationship

Question 8

what does child maltreatment mean?,
- what is the most common type of child abuse?

Answer 8

emotional or physical harm to children
- neglect

Question 9

what does life expectancy mean?

Answer 9

• avg expected amount of life remaining at a given age

Question 10

what does the old-age dependency ratio aka elderly support ratio

Answer 10

ratio of working to not working based on age

Question 11

what does activity theory mean, and is under what sociological perspective

Answer 11

• older people involved in activities and roles including work,
• functionalism

Question 12

what does exchange theory mean? and which sociological perspective is it

Answer 12

• maximizing rewards and minimizing cost
• symbolic

Question 13

continuity theory and ageism is under which sociological perspetive

Answer 13

symbolic

Question 14

what does continuity theory mean?

Answer 14

• substitute new roles for those that they’ve lost