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SOC 200 Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers Is the family, as a social institution found in every society? Yes, the family is found in all societies and unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another including children How does the US Census Bureau define family? The US ...

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Is the family, as a social institution found in every society?
Yes, the family is found in all societies and unites people in cooperative groups to care for one
another including children


How does the US Census Bureau define family?
The US Census Bureau says that families are "Only people living together who are linked by birth,
marriage, or adoption"


What are the traits of marriage?
-Economic cooperation
-Sexual activity
-Child bearing


Nuclear Family (conjugal family)
A family composed of one or two parents and their children. conjugal means "based on marriage"


Monogamy
"one union" marriage that unites two partners


Polygamy
"many unions" marriage that unites a person with two or more spouses


Polyandry
"many men/husbands" marriage that unites one woman and two or more men


According to David Poponoe, where on earth are the weakest families?
Sweden


What region of the world do you find countries that permit polygamy?
Most African nations and Southern Asia


What are the social functions of the family?
Structural/functional:
-Socialization
-regulation of sexual activity
-social placement
-material and emotional security
Conflict:
-property and inheritance
-patriarchy
-race and ethnicity


Is the incest Taboo found in every society?

, It exists in every society, however exactly which relatives can and cannot marry varies from culture to
culture.


Where are you likely to find people marrying for reasons besides love?
Low income nations such as Sri Lanka, India, etc...


Homogamy
Marriage between people with the same social characteristics


Causes and consequences of romantic love and marriage in the US
Causes young people to leave the nest, form their own families, sexual passion can help couples
through difficult times. romantic love however is less stable, feelings are changing more constantly,
has helped lead to our high divorce rate


Effect of industrialization on the number of children we have
Industrialization has decreased the number of children you have; they are now more of a liability than
an asset. This trend is common in high-income countries.


What leads most parents to limit the number of children they have?
Finances are often the limiting factor


What is the most difficult transition in married life?
Living life after the death of a spouse


What does the term "Sandwich Generation" mean?
The oldest of the baby boomers now reaching 65 will spend as many years caring for their parents as
they did their children


What US group has the greatest share of female-headed households?
African-American families


What are the reasons for the rise of the divorce rate in the US?
1- individualism is on the rise, 2- romantic love fades, 3- women are less dependent on men, 4- many
of today's marriages are stressful, 5- divorce has become socially acceptable, 6- legally, a divorce is
easier to get.


What do almost all adults who abuse children have in common?
Almost all child abusers have been abused as children themselves


What does research say about the consequence of cohabitation?
Living together may actually discourage marriage as partners become used to low commitment
relationships


What evidence might indicate that the traditional family is eroding?

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