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20 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following statements about kinship networks is NOT correct? |
Biological blood ties are the sole criterion for inclusion in a kinship network. |
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Fictive kin are ________. |
people who are considered to be kin despite the lack of blood ties. |
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Relations between adult persons living together according to the norms of marriage and other intimate relations are called ________. |
conjugal relations |
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The nuclear family in which one is born and socialized is one's family of ________. |
orientation |
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The major problem with statistics showing the number of families living below the poverty level is that ________. |
they do not factor in the "value" of food stamps, Medicaid, etc. into total family income. |
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Which of the following constitutes a reason for the increasing level of poverty? |
Higher rates of out-of-wedlock births ( |
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Interracial marriages between blacks and whites ________. |
have increased since the 1970s. |
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The practice of marrying someone from outside one's own cultural group is termed ________. |
exogamy |
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The tendency to marry a person similar to oneself is termed ________. |
homogamy. |
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Which of the following theories argues that people who fall in love tend to be alike in social characteristics like family prestige, education, and income but different in their psychological needs? |
Complementary needs |
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What proportion of all first marriages end in annulment or divorce within the first three years? |
20 % |
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Which of the following statements about cohabitation is TRUE? |
Younger couples are more likely to divorce regardless of whether they cohabited or not prior to marrige |
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By what year do we find that 50% of women with a child are in the workforce? |
1990 |
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The birthrate per thousand women age 15 to 19 is highest in ________. |
the U. S. |
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According to William J. Goode, as societies get closer and closer to the late stages of industrial society, family form becomes ________. |
simpler |
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Half of marriages created now will end in divorce. |
False |
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In many African societies a male child is expected to find close emotional support from his mother's brother (uncle) rather than his biological father. |
true |
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According to the chart in the chapter, the percentage of families living in poverty rose steadily between the 1960s and the end of the century. |
false |
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Sociologists almost uniformly agree that the increase in diversity of family forms in the U. S. in recent decades is a sign of social deterioration |
false |
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Sociologists almost uniformly agree that the increase in diversity of family forms in the U. S. in recent decades is a sign of social deterioration and a collapsing social contract. |
false |
