Sociology – Real World – Ch 12: Family Issues

The prohibition of interracial marriage, cohabitation, or sexual interaction (page 359)

Living together as a romantically involved, unmarried couple (page 375)

The physical and legal responsibility of caring for children; assigned by a court for divorced or unmarried parents (page 375)

A common behavior pattern in abusive relationships; the cycle begins happily, then the relationship grows tense, and the tension explodes in abuse, followed by a period of contrition that allows the cycle to repeat (page 372)

Any physical, verbal, financial, sexual, or psychological behaviors abusers use to gain and maintain power over their victims (page 369)

Marriage to someone within one's social group (page 359)

Marriage to someone from a different social group (page 359)

The emotional work necessary to support family members (page 364)

A large group of relatives, usually including at least three generations living either in one household or in close proximity (page 358)

A social group whose members are bound by legal, biological, or emotional ties, or a combination of all three (page 358)

Close relations with people we consider "like family" but who are not related to us by blood or marriage (page 362)

The tendency to choose romantic partners who are similar to us in terms of class, race, religion, education, or other social group membership (page 363)

Proscribed sexual contact between family members; a form of child abuse when it occurs between a child and a caregiver (page 372)

The practical physical tasks necessary to maintain family life (page 364)

Any of a variety of groups who form communal living arrangements outside marriage (page 378)

Relatives or relations, usually those related by common descent (page 358)

The practice of marrying (or being in a relationship with) one person at a time (page 359)

A form of child abuse in which the caregiver fails to provide adequate nutrition, sufficient clothing or shelter, or hygienic and safe living conditions (page 372)

A system of multiple-person partnership (page 359)

A system of marriage that allows women to have multiple husbands (page 359)

A system of marriage that allows people to have more than one spouse at a time (page 359)

A system of marriage that allows men to have multiple wives (page 359)

The tendency to marry or have relationships with people in close geographic proximity (page 363)

The unpaid housework and childcare often expected of women after they return home from doing paid labor in the workforce (page 365)

Why do most abusive partners resort to domestic abuse?

According to the 2005 study by Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas, which of the following is a reason that young women of low socioeconomic status have children?

The increasing number of Americans who move out of state to attend college will decrease the importance of ____________, assuming that students start new romantic relationships in school.

Groups that form communal living arrangements like communes, monasteries, ashrams, and housing cooperatives are called:

Who is more likely to return home after a full day of paid labor and then have to put in a "second shift" at home taking care of domestic work?

In "Single Fathers Rearing Children," Geoffrey Greif points out that "more fathers are rearing children alone following separation and divorce than ever before" and that, even in the 1980s, there were more than 600,000 single fathers. However what important disclaimer do you think Greif made?

Although all young people face similar financial pressures while in their twenties, considerably more men move back in with their parents than women. Why?

American ideology focuses on the importance of marriage and family values and assumes that the family is at the center of almost everyone's life. How does this compare to the way that people really live?

The sociologist Judith Stacey's Brave New Families explored the ways that families adapted to meet the challenges of a postmodern society by creating new and innovative family structures that looked very different from the "traditional" family. Which of the following would you think was the full title of Stacey's book?

How do most abusive relationships look at the beginning?

In Japan some are worried that the large number of families with only one child is producing a whole generation of shy, introverted men who have little interest in consumption or material success, which might threaten the whole basis for Japanese society. What sort of theoretical perspective on the family is this concern based on?

Which statement is least likely to come from a perpetrator of domestic violence?

JDate, a dating website for Jewish people, is sometimes used by non-Jews who are very interested in dating Jews. These non-Jews will tend to decrease:

What term applies to a child who leaves home at 18, but later returns for at least a short period of time?

The sociologist Judith Stacey's Brave New Families explored the ways that families adapted to meet the challenges of a postmodern society by creating new and innovative family structures that looked very different from the "traditional" family. Which of the following would you think was the full title of Stacey's book?

What would NOT be a family as sociologists define the term?

The television show Leave It to Beaver depicted a family that clearly followed the dominant model of the 1950s. There were two married parents in a household with two boys who were cared for by their mother while their father worked to support the family. What element of this model is still dominant today?

Although the family always influences its members, it is not always a very consistent influence because:

Brook Farm was an experimental utopian community in Massachusetts. Founded in the nineteenth century by Unitarians and transcendentalists, the farm consisted of a group of people who lived communally and worked together for the greater good of the community. What was Brook Farm?

What was true of parenting in the nineteenth century and earlier?

Today many college graduates find themselves unable to afford the costs of living on their own and, at least temporarily, live with their parents again. Although there is still a certain amount of stigma directed at people who live with their parents after college, what good news about families can we take from this trend?

What historical change led to a devaluation of women's work in the home?

What does Arlie Hochschild call mothers who accept the dual workloads of paid labor at work and unpaid labor at home without any help?

As an agent of socialization, who does the family influence?

What factors are involved in forming relationships and selecting mates?

Despite the fact that they've received very little attention, to whom has Hochschild's concept of the "supermom" always been applicable to?

How would a sociologist define 'family'?

Jeni and Tim are siblings. Jeni is four years older than Tim, so even though they never attended high school together, Tim had to deal with almost every teacher saying, "So you're Jeni's little brother!" Jeni and Tim's parents were deeply shocked when they caught Jeni drinking, so they watch Tim very closely. This is evidence that:

The Brady Bunch was an American sitcom that originally aired in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was about a large family, produced when Mike Brady, an architect with three boys, married Carol Martin, who had three girls. In both cases, the children were from previous marriages. This makes the Brady family an example of:

Sometimes child welfare agencies are called to investigate a child who never seems to have clean clothing and is very skinny. The suspicion would be that the child is a victim of:

Why are remarriage rates lower today than they were in the 1960s?

American ideology focuses on the importance of marriage and family values and assumes that the family is at the center of almost everyone's life. How does this compare to the way that people really live?

If a music critic used the term "miscegenation" metaphorically, what would they call "musical miscegenation"?

Jeni and Tim are siblings. Jeni is four years older than Tim, so even though they never attended high school together, Tim had to deal with almost every teacher saying, "So you're Jeni's little brother!" Jeni and Tim's parents were deeply shocked when they caught Jeni drinking, so they watch Tim very closely. This is evidence that:

How does the birth of children change the gendered division of labor within the household?

Until recently South Korea had laws in place banning marriage between people who belonged to the same clan. This means that they practiced:

In "Single Fathers Rearing Children," Geoffrey Greif points out that "more fathers are rearing children alone following separation and divorce than ever before" and that, even in the 1980s, there were more than 600,000 single fathers. However what important disclaimer do you think Greif made?

What happens to marital satisfaction when children are born?

What term applies to a child who leaves home at 18, but later returns for at least a short period of time?

Why are remarriage rates lower today than they were in the 1960s?

Although all young people face similar financial pressures while in their twenties, considerably more men move back in with their parents than women. Why?

Which of the following is NOT part of the cycle of domestic violence, as it typically plays out?

JDate is a website that helps Jewish men and women, especially those who aren't practicing Jews or who live in areas where there aren't many other Jews, form romantic relationships. What do Jewish people who use this website care about?

What factors are involved in forming relationships and selecting mates?

Under what circumstances are parents more likely to have joint custody of their children after a divorce?

What would NOT be a family as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau?

What historical change led to a devaluation of women's work in the home?

In Japan some are worried that the large number of families with only one child is producing a whole generation of shy, introverted men who have little interest in consumption or material success, which might threaten the whole basis for Japanese society. What sort of theoretical perspective on the family is this concern based on?

Sometimes child welfare agencies are called to investigate a child who never seems to have clean clothing and is very skinny. The suspicion would be that the child is a victim of:

According to the symbolic interactionists Jay Gubrium and Jim Holstein, what form does the family take in contemporary society?

An individual is most likely to be murdered by:

How are children of divorced parents today different from children of divorced parents in the 1970s?

Arlie Hochschild's study of two-income families found that women were much more likely to do the majority of the unpaid labor inside the home even after a full day's work outside the home. What term is used to describe this extra labor?

If a music critic used the term "miscegenation" metaphorically, what would they call "musical miscegenation"?

American ideology focuses on the importance of marriage and family values and assumes that the family is at the center of almost everyone's life. How does this compare to the way that people really live?

How do male and female life expectancies compare in the Unites States today?

What do sociologists call the tendency to marry someone of a similar background?

Which of the following things is a child likely to convince a parent to do?

What feature of the nuclear family, as opposed to the extended family, makes it uniquely qualified to serve the needs of an industrial economy?

In the United States today, very few people marry outside of their own socioeconomic class, suggesting that there is a high degree of:

What historical change led to a devaluation of women's work in the home?

Approximately what percentage of women in the United States will suffer physical violence at the hands of a romantic partner at some point in their adult lives?

How do most abusive relationships look at the beginning?

How does the birth of children change the gendered division of labor within the household?

How does the U.S. Census Bureau define "family"?

Today many college graduates find themselves unable to afford the costs of living on their own and, at least temporarily, live with their parents again. Although there is still a certain amount of stigma directed at people who live with their parents after college, what good news about families can we take from this trend?

When an individual describes someone who is related to them biologically as "not really kin," what are they saying?

How are children of divorced parents today different from children of divorced parents in the 1970s?

Although the family always influences its members, it is not always a very consistent influence because: a. changes outside the family impact its members. b. inequality between siblings changes the way that each child is socialized. c. birth order changes the family experience. d. divorce and remarriage can radically alter the way a family socializes its members at different points in time.

When an individual describes someone who is related to them biologically as "not really kin," what are they saying?

How are children of divorced parents today different from children of divorced parents in the 1970s?

Why do the authors of your textbook reject definitions of family that depend on particular types of people (like parents) and specific types of ties (like marriage)?

Why do most abusive partners resort to domestic abuse?

Today many college graduates find themselves unable to afford the costs of living on their own and, at least temporarily, live with their parents again. Although there is still a certain amount of stigma directed at people who live with their parents after college, what good news about families can we take from this trend?

Which of the following seems to make people more likely to define a group as a family?

Why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported?

According to conflict theory, how does the nuclear family facilitate exploitation?

Although there are strategies available to help ease the burden of the second shift, they are mainly available to:

In the United States today, very few people marry outside of their own socioeconomic class, suggesting that there is a high degree of:

JDate, a dating website for Jewish people, is sometimes used by non-Jews who are very interested in dating Jews. These non-Jews will tend to decrease:

According to one analysis of white supremacist chat rooms on the Internet, what did the research subjects (who engaged in online chats) find most threatening?

Today many college graduates find themselves unable to afford the costs of living on their own and, at least temporarily, live with their parents again. Although there is still a certain amount of stigma directed at people who live with their parents after college, what good news about families can we take from this trend?

Under what circumstances is a father more likely than a mother to be awarded custody of his minor children following a divorce?

When was the last miscegenation law struck down in the United States?

Given the history of the family, what sort of changes do you think would be most likely to make the extended family more relevant again?

According to the symbolic interactionists Jay Gubrium and Jim Holstein, what form does the family take in contemporary society?

Why do the authors of your textbook reject definitions of family that depend on particular types of people (like parents) and specific types of ties (like marriage)?

What term applies to a child who leaves home at 18, but later returns for at least a short period of time?

How does the birth of children change the gendered division of labor within the household?

According to conflict theory, how does the nuclear family facilitate exploitation?

How is custody of minor children usually handled in divorce cases?

What is most likely to increase as a result of the trend with more divorces.

If a music critic used the term "miscegenation" metaphorically, what would they call "musical miscegenation"?

What is it called when individuals must care for both their own children and their elderly parents?

Why are remarriage rates lower today than they were in the 1960s?

Sometimes child welfare agencies are called to investigate a child who never seems to have clean clothing and is very skinny. The suspicion would be that the child is a victim of:

How do rates of domestic abuse differ across racial groups?

Why do victims of domestic abuse stay in abusive relationships?

Why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported?

n Japan some are worried that the large number of families with only one child is producing a whole generation of shy, introverted men who have little interest in consumption or material success, which might threaten the whole basis for Japanese society. What sort of theoretical perspective on the family is this concern based on?

Who is more likely to define unrelated roommates as a family?

Although the family always influences its members, it is not always a very consistent influence because: a. changes outside the family impact its members. b. inequality between siblings changes the way that each child is socialized. c. birth order changes the family experience. d. divorce and remarriage can radically alter the way a family socializes its members at different points in time.

Groups that form communal living arrangements like communes, monasteries, ashrams, and housing cooperatives are called:

What factors are involved in forming relationships and selecting mates?

When an individual describes someone who is related to them biologically as "not really kin," what are they saying?

Which of the following strategies does Arlie Hochschild claim that some women use to help balance working a paid job and being responsible for the home?

The sociologist Judith Stacey's Brave New Families explored the ways that families adapted to meet the challenges of a postmodern society by creating new and innovative family structures that looked very different from the "traditional" family. Which of the following would you think was the full title of Stacey's book?

Reading children bedtime stories is an important task in many families. What part of reading the bedtime story is an instrumental task?

Under what circumstances is a father more likely than a mother to be awarded custody of his minor children following a divorce?

Family friends who are referred to as "Aunt" or "Uncle" are examples of:

According to the 2005 study by Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas, which of the following is a reason that young women of low socioeconomic status have children?

Given the history of the family, what sort of changes do you think would be most likely to make the extended family more relevant again?

Groups that form communal living arrangements like communes, monasteries, ashrams, and housing cooperatives are called:

When was the last miscegenation law struck down in the United States?

JDate is a website that helps Jewish men and women, especially those who aren't practicing Jews or who live in areas where there aren't many other Jews, form romantic relationships. What do Jewish people who use this website care about?

Who is more likely to return home after a full day of paid labor and then have to put in a "second shift" at home taking care of domestic work?

How do most abusive relationships look at the beginning?

When an individual describes someone who is related to them biologically as "not really kin," what are they saying?

Family friends who are referred to as "Aunt" or "Uncle" are examples of:

Although the family always influences its members, it is not always a very consistent influence because: a. changes outside the family impact its members. b. inequality between siblings changes the way that each child is socialized. c. birth order changes the family experience. d. divorce and remarriage can radically alter the way a family socializes its members at different points in time.

The Brady Bunch was an American sitcom that originally aired in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was about a large family, produced when Mike Brady, an architect with three boys, married Carol Martin, who had three girls. In both cases, the children were from previous marriages. This makes the Brady family an example of:

What kind of task is calling a family member to wish him a happy birthday?

Tasks designed to achieve a tangible goal like washing the dishes or taking out the trash are called:

How did the Industrial Revolution change the common meaning of family?

Why do many contemporary sociologists speak not of the family, but rather of families?

Until recently South Korea had laws in place banning marriage between people who belonged to the same clan. This means that they practiced:

Today when we think of our families, who are we LEAST likely to think about?

What sort of actions do abusive partners take to keep their partner in the relationship?

Why are remarriage rates lower today than they were in the 1960s?

Tasks designed to achieve a tangible goal like washing the dishes or taking out the trash are called:

Brook Farm was an experimental utopian community in Massachusetts. Founded in the nineteenth century by Unitarians and transcendentalists, the farm consisted of a group of people who lived communally and worked together for the greater good of the community. What was Brook Farm?

How are children of divorced parents today different from children of divorced parents in the 1970s?

In what way is the family responsible for the reproduction of society?

What would NOT be a family as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau?

How does the U.S. Census Bureau define family?

Who are more likely to be negatively affected by their parents' divorce?

What do sociologists call the tendency to marry someone from a different background?

n the United States today, very few people marry outside of their own socioeconomic class, suggesting that there is a high degree of:

What sort of actions do abusive partners take to keep their partner in the relationship?

The sociologist Judith Stacey's Brave New Families explored the ways that families adapted to meet the challenges of a postmodern society by creating new and innovative family structures that looked very different from the "traditional" family. Which of the following would you think was the full title of Stacey's book?

Why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported?

What would a symbolic interactionist studying the family be most interested in?

Under what circumstances is a father more likely than a mother to be awarded custody of his minor children following a divorce?

How has the percentage of marriages that end in divorce changed since 1950?

What sort of actions do abusive partners take to keep their partner in the relationship?

Today many college graduates find themselves unable to afford the costs of living on their own and, at least temporarily, live with their parents again. Although there is still a certain amount of stigma directed at people who live with their parents after college, what good news about families can we take from this trend?

As an agent of socialization, who does the family influence?

In what way is the family responsible for the reproduction of society?

Given the history of the family, what sort of changes do you think would be most likely to make the extended family more relevant again?

Why do most abusive partners resort to domestic abuse?

What statement is least likely to come from a perpetrator of domestic violence?

Although all young people face similar financial pressures while in their twenties, considerably more men move back in with their parents than women. Why?

Tasks designed to achieve a tangible goal like washing the dishes or taking out the trash are called:

What is it called when individuals must care for both their own children and their elderly parents?

What would a symbolic interactionist studying the family be most interested in?

Approximately what percentage of women in the United States will suffer physical violence at the hands of a romantic partner at some point in their adult lives?

Propinquity refers to:

As an agent of socialization, who does the family influence?

What theoretical perspective might lead you to determine the member of the nuclear family who spends the most time doing housework?

Who is more likely to define unrelated roommates as a family?

In "Single Fathers Rearing Children," Geoffrey Greif points out that "more fathers are rearing children alone following separation and divorce than ever before" and that, even in the 1980s, there were more than 600,000 single fathers. However what important disclaimer do you think Greif made?

How do male and female life expectancies compare in the Unites States today?

According to one analysis of white supremacist chat rooms on the Internet, what did the research subjects (who engaged in online chats) find most threatening?

Why do the authors of your textbook reject definitions of family that depend on particular types of people (like parents) and specific types of ties (like marriage)?

What kind of task is calling a family member to wish him a happy birthday?

Which of the following strategies does Arlie Hochschild claim that some women use to help balance working a paid job and being responsible for the home?

A woman who recently moved from New York to North Carolina had a year of probation left from a fraud conviction, but was told that North Carolina would not supervise her probation because she was guilty of "lewd and lascivious association." Specifically she lived with her boyfriend. She later said that, when she moved to North Carolina, it was the first time she had heard of:

What sort of laws prohibited the mixing of racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, or sexual contact?

According to one analysis of white supremacist chat rooms on the Internet, what did the research subjects (who engaged in online chats) find most threatening?

Which of the following was true of parenting in the nineteenth century and earlier?

How do rates of domestic abuse differ across racial groups?

According to the symbolic interactionists Jay Gubrium and Jim Holstein, what form does the family take in contemporary society?

Although there are strategies available to help ease the burden of the second shift, they are mainly available to:

Despite the fact that they've received very little attention, to whom has Hochschild's concept of the "supermom" always been applicable to?

Arlie Hochschild's study of two-income families found that women were much more likely to do the majority of the unpaid labor inside the home even after a full day's work outside the home. What term is used to describe this extra labor?

What theoretical perspective might lead you to determine the member of the nuclear family who spends the most time doing housework?

How are children of divorced parents today different from children of divorced parents in the 1970s?

You were listening to a story on the news about the murder of a 25-year-old woman, married with one child. You had to leave before you heard who the murderer was. Who would you guess is the most likely culprit?

Despite the fact that they've received very little attention, to whom has Hochschild's concept of the "supermom" always been applicable to?

Which of the following seems to make people more likely to define a group as a family?

What does Arlie Hochschild call mothers who accept the dual workloads of paid labor at work and unpaid labor at home without any help?

Today many college graduates find themselves unable to afford the costs of living on their own and, at least temporarily, live with their parents again. Although there is still a certain amount of stigma directed at people who live with their parents after college, what good news about families can we take from this trend?

What sort of actions do abusive partners take to keep their partner in the relationship?

Why do victims of domestic abuse stay in abusive relationships? a. They don't believe that they can make it on their own. b. They feel responsible for their own abuse. c. They don't have the resources to get away. d. The abusive partner has threatened them or other family members.

What term applies to a child who leaves home at 18, but later returns for at least a short period of time?

What is not an example of domestic abuse?

Sometimes child welfare agencies are called to investigate a child who never seems to have clean clothing and is very skinny. The suspicion would be that the child is a victim of:

According to one analysis of white supremacist chat rooms on the Internet, what did the research subjects (who engaged in online chats) find most threatening?

A heterosexual couple living in the same household and raising children is defined as:

What is the term for the range of behaviors that abusers use to gain and maintain control over their victims?

Although all young people face similar financial pressures while in their twenties, considerably more men move back in with their parents than women. Why?

When an individual describes someone who is related to them biologically as "not really kin," what are they saying?

How could new technologies like the Internet decrease the importance of propinquity in mate selection while preserving or even increasing the importance of homogamy?

What is most likely to increase as a result of the trend of increasing divorce.

What is NOT part of the cycle of domestic violence, as it typically plays out?

Under what circumstances are parents more likely to have joint custody of their children after a divorce?

Jeni and Tim are siblings. Jeni is four years older than Tim, so even though they never attended high school together, Tim had to deal with almost every teacher saying, "So you're Jeni's little brother!" Jeni and Tim's parents were deeply shocked when they caught Jeni drinking, so they watch Tim very closely. This is evidence that:

The television show Leave It to Beaver depicted a family that clearly followed the dominant model of the 1950s. There were two married parents in a household with two boys who were cared for by their mother while their father worked to support the family. What element of this model is still dominant today?

Two people get divorced and can't agree about child custody. They end up in family court. The mother is an accountant who makes about twice the father's income. Her family comes from a wealthy background, and he is an unemployed trash collector. They both have bachelor's degrees from a state school, but he spends time volunteering at a local homeless shelter. What makes it more likely that the mother will get sole custody?

JDate is a website that helps Jewish men and women, especially those who aren't practicing Jews or who live in areas where there aren't many other Jews, form romantic relationships. What do Jewish people who use this website care about?

A woman who recently moved from New York to North Carolina had a year of probation left from a fraud conviction, but was told that North Carolina would not supervise her probation because she was guilty of "lewd and lascivious association." Specifically she lived with her boyfriend. She later said that, when she moved to North Carolina, it was the first time she had heard of:

Tasks designed to achieve a tangible goal like washing the dishes or taking out the trash are called:

Why do many contemporary sociologists speak not of the family, but rather of families?

How did the Industrial Revolution change the common meaning of family?