Chapter 13 example #34148

T or F: The trend in the United States is toward more racially mixed marriages.

An important consideration leading many parents to limit the number of children they have is

T or F: Feminist analysis links the operation of the family to patriarchy.

T or F: Bilateral descent is found in societies that have a relatively high level of gender equality.

The chapter-opening story of Rosa Yniguez who came from Mexico to live and raise her three children in California makes the point that

Which of the following are traits of marriage?

T or F: The structural-functional approach points out how family perpetuates social inequality.

The term "empty nest" refers to

T or F: Research indicates that a majority of U.S. married males are unfaithful to their wives at some point in their marriage.

Mounting research suggests that cohabitation

T or F: Exogamy means that parents of similar social position pass on their standing to their children.

The recent trend in racially mixed marriages has been

The MOST difficult transition in married life is typically

T or F: Social class affects what women expect in a husband.

T or F: Most cases of family violence involve men as both victims and offenders

Which of the following concepts refers to the fusion of Christian principles with political activism often Marxist in character?

Religion is a social institution that is BEST defined as involving

T or F: Parents and children form what sociologists call the extended family.

Which of the following would you expect to be the LEAST stable type of religious organizations?

A system of marriage that unites one woman with two or more men is called

Guided by the symbolic-interaction approach sociologists examine

T or F: Most research suggests that growing up in a one-parent family usually puts children at a disadvantage.

In the United States a recent trend involving parenting is that

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population has the greatest share of female-headed households?

Research shows that growing up in a single-parent family

According to the structural-functional approach which of the following is counted among the tasks of the family?

The concept "homogamy" means that