Sociology Chapter 10 example #36426

How many U.S. states still have laws prohibiting same-sex marriage?

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.

According to the findings of Diana Russell, who are the most common incest offenders?

Asian American families are more likely to adopt the practice of ________, which is the Confucian value meaning each member of a family owes respect to other family members.

In some Native American tribes, what transpires when a male warrior takes on a berdache?

In some tribal societies it is highly encouraged for the son or daughter of one tribe to marry the son or daughter of a neighboring or rival tribe to build camaraderie and form an alliance. This pattern of marital behavior is called ________.

How has the rate of cohabitation changed over the past 30 years?

The percentage of married U.S. women who have never given birth is the lowest among which ethnic or racial group?

Of the following household responsibilities, in which category is there the greatest gap in hours between the husband's duties and the wife's duties?

Shacking up or living in sin are old-fashioned ways to describe ________.

Mark and Sally are married, both are working, and they chose not to have children. What classification best fits them?

Maria and Brian recently gave birth to their first child. Based on sociological findings, what is the likely change in the marital satisfaction that Maria and Brian feel towards one another?

John was adopted as an infant by the Smiths, and has always considered them his real family. What do sociologists classify the Smith family as it is regarded by John?

What is the single greatest influence of marital homogamy?

Johnnie's parents were divorced three years ago. During the first year after the divorce, Johnnie's father visited him every week. Then Johnnie's father remarried and fathered another child. Now he rarely visits Johnnie. It is likely that Johnnie's father __________.

What is the main difference between cohabitation and marriage?

In Bongo Bongo, male members of the tribe may each legally have three wives. This is a family relationship defined as ________.

What state had the most extreme penalty for interracial marriage?

Based on research, romantic love consists of what two components?

In the United States and many other parts of the world, the common practice is for whites to marry whites, African Americans to marry African Americans, and members of specific social classes to marry within their class. This marital practice is called ________.

Marianne and her children live in a neighborhood where all the families share their resources when someone needs help. The neighbors also consider themselves to be an extended family. Sociologists would describe them as ________ .

Which of the following family situations is most likely to result in emotional overload?

In the small town of Brandon sociologists are collecting data on single-parent families vs. two-parent families. They are comparing their incomes and number of children each has. Each of the components they are studying are part of what sociologists refer to as the family __________.

Generally speaking, in which families would elders play the most active role in rearing their grandchildren?

Sociologically, what is a family?