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antimiscegenation

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

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cohabitation

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

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custody

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

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cycle of violence

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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)

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domestic violence

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

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endogamy

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

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exogamy

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

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expressive tasks

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

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extended family

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

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family

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

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fictive kin

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

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homogamy

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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)

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incest

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

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instrumental tasks

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

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intentional community

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

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kin

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

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monogamy

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

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neglect

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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)

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polyamory

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A system of multiple-person partnership (page 359)

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polyandry

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

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polygamy

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

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polygyny

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

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propinquity

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

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second shift

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

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They desire power over their victim.

answer

Why do most abusive partners resort to domestic abuse?

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A baby is a symbol of belonging, and motherhood can lead to respect from one's community.

answer

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?

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propinquity

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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.

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intentional communities

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

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women

answer

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?

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Single fathers are still only about 10 percent of all single parents.

answer

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?

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Women lose more independence when they move back home than men do.

answer

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

question

Increasingly both marriage and the family are less central to the lives of average Americans.

answer

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?

question

Brave New Families: Stories of Domestic Upheaval in Late-Twentieth-Century America

answer

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?

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The abusive partner is charming, attentive, and thoughtful.

answer

How do most abusive relationships look at the beginning?

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structural functionalist

answer

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?

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I have anger management problems

answer

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

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homogamy

answer

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:

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boomerang kid

answer

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

question

Brave New Families: Stories of Domestic Upheaval in Late-Twentieth-Century America

answer

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?

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two men who enter a business partnership in which one runs a retail outlet while the other produces products to sell in it

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

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people still have children

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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?

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all possible answers are correct

answer

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

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an intentional community

answer

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?

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Mothers often valued other mothers' opinions about child rearing over the opinions of their own children's fathers.

answer

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

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That so many children are willing to live with their parents again suggests they have closer relationships with parents than previous generations did.

answer

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?

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the Industrial Revolution

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

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supermoms

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

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everyone

answer

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

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the tendency to choose mates who are similar in class, race, ethnicity, and age

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What factors are involved in forming relationships and selecting mates?

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working class mothers

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

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an interdependent social group bound by legal, biological, or emotional ties

answer

How would a sociologist define 'family'?

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even within the same family, children are socialized differently from their siblings.

answer

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:

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a blended family

answer

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:

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neglect

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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:

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There has been an increase in cohabitation among unmarried couples.

answer

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

question

Increasingly both marriage and the family are less central to the lives of average Americans

answer

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?

question

the way that white country music and black blues music came together to make rock and roll

answer

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

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even within the same family, children are socialized differently from their siblings.

answer

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:

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It makes the gendered division of labor more traditional.

answer

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

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exogamy

answer

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

question

Single fathers are still only about 10 percent of all single parents.

answer

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?

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it goes down

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What happens to marital satisfaction when children are born?

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boomerang kid

answer

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

question

There has been an increase in cohabitation among unmarried couples.

answer

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

question

Women lose more independence when they move back home than men do.

answer

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

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the abusive partner seeks help or goes to counseling

answer

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

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homogamy

answer

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?

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the tendency to choose mates who are similar in class, race, ethnicity, and age

answer

What factors are involved in forming relationships and selecting mates?

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when they are nonwhite

answer

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

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three unrelated elderly women who buy a house together and depend on one another for material and emotional support

answer

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

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the Industrial Revolution

answer

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

question

structural functionalist

answer

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?

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neglect

answer

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:

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the family does not exist, only families

answer

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

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a family member

answer

An individual is most likely to be murdered by:

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Children of divorced parents today are considerably less likely to divorce than were children whose parents divorced in the 1970s.

answer

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

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the second shift

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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?

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he way that white country music and black blues music came together to make rock and rol

answer

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

question

Increasingly both marriage and the family are less central to the lives of average Americans.

answer

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?

question

Women live an average of almost 6 years longer than men.

answer

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

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endogamy

answer

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

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join a gym

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

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It makes geographic mobility much easier.

answer

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

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endogamy

answer

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

question

the Industrial Revolution

answer

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

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33 percent

answer

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?

question

The abusive partner is charming, attentive, and thoughtful.

answer

How do most abusive relationships look at the beginning?

question

It makes the gendered division of labor more traditional.

answer

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

question

two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household

answer

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

question

That so many children are willing to live with their parents again suggests they have closer relationships with parents than previous generations did.

answer

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?

question

The relative has not exercised her rights or fulfilled her obligations as a family member.

answer

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

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Children of divorced parents today are considerably less likely to divorce than were children whose parents divorced in the 1970s.

answer

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

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all of these answers are correct

answer

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.

question

The relative has not exercised her rights or fulfilled her obligations as a family member.

answer

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

question

Children of divorced parents today are considerably less likely to divorce than were children whose parents divorced in the 1970s.

answer

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

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They want the definition to be broad enough to encompass a variety of living arrangements.

answer

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)?

question

they desire power over their victim

answer

Why do most abusive partners resort to domestic abuse?

question

That so many children are willing to live with their parents again suggests they have closer relationships with parents than previous generations did.

answer

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?

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the presence of children

answer

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

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the victims are relatively powerless

answer

Why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported?

question

through a sexual division of labor within the home

answer

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

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wealthier families

answer

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

question

engogamy

answer

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

question

homogamy

answer

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:

question

interracial marriage

answer

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?

question

That so many children are willing to live with their parents again suggests they have closer relationships with parents than previous generations did.

answer

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?

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when he makes substantially more money than his ex-wife

answer

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

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1967

answer

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

question

changes in the economy that make people less likely to move away from their hometowns to get a job

answer

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?

question

The family doesn't exist, only families.

answer

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

question

They want the definition to be broad enough to encompass a variety of living arrangements.

answer

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)?

question

boomerang kid

answer

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

question

It makes the gendered division of labor more traditional.

answer

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

question

through a sexual division of labor within the home

answer

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

question

Mothers receive custody in a disproportionate number of cases.

answer

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

question

blended families

answer

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

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the way that white country music and black blues music came together to make rock and roll

answer

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

question

the sandwich effect generation

answer

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

question

There has been an increase in cohabitation among unmarried couples.

answer

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

question

neglect

answer

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:

question

They are about equal across racial groups.

answer

How do rates of domestic abuse differ across racial groups?

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all answers are correct

answer

Why do victims of domestic abuse stay in abusive relationships?

question

the victims are relatively powerless

answer

Why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported?

question

structural functionalist

answer

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?

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senior citizens

answer

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

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all of these answers are correct

answer

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.

question

intentional communities

answer

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

question

the tendency to choose mates who are similar in class, race, ethnicity, and age

answer

What factors are involved in forming relationships and selecting mates?

question

The relative has not exercised her rights or fulfilled her obligations as a family member

answer

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

question

no longer caring that there are dirty clothes all over the floor

answer

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?

question

Brave New Families: Stories of Domestic Upheaval in Late-Twentieth-Century America

answer

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?

question

getting children into pajamas, tucked into bed, and then to sleep

answer

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

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when he makes substantially more money than his ex-wife

answer

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

question

'fictive kin'

answer

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

question

A baby is a symbol of belonging, and motherhood can lead to respect from one's community.

answer

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?

question

changes in the economy that make people less likely to move away from their hometowns to get a job

answer

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?

question

intentional communities

answer

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

question

1967

answer

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

question

homogamy

answer

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?

question

women

answer

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?

question

The abusive partner is charming, attentive, and thoughtful.

answer

How do most abusive relationships look at the beginning?

question

The relative has not exercised her rights or fulfilled her obligations as a family member.

answer

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

question

'fictive' kin

answer

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

question

all of these answers are correct

answer

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.

question

a blended family

answer

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:

question

an expressive task

answer

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

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instrumental tasks

answer

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

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It shifted from the extended family to the nuclear family.

answer

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

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Family situations in contemporary society are so varied that there is no single model.

answer

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

question

exogamy

answer

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

question

our uncle

answer

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

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periodically enter a cycle of loving contrition

answer

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

question

There has been an increase in cohabitation among unmarried couples.

answer

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

question

instrumental tasks

answer

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

question

an intentional community

answer

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?

question

Children of divorced parents today are considerably less likely to divorce than were children whose parents divorced in the 1970s.

answer

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

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It produces and socializes children.

answer

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

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three unrelated elderly women who buy a house together and depend on one another for material and emotional support

answer

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

question

two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household

answer

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

question

boys

answer

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

question

exogamy

answer

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

question

endogamy

answer

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

question

periodically enter a cycle of loving contrition

answer

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

question

Brave New Families: Stories of Domestic Upheaval in Late-Twentieth-Century America

answer

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?

question

the victims are relatively powerless

answer

Why are child and elder abuse likely to go unreported?

question

the way that gift giving within an extended family makes some bonds more important than others

answer

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

question

when he makes substantially more money than his ex-wife

answer

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

question

It has increased more than 500 percent.

answer

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

question

periodically enter a cycle of loving contrition

answer

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

question

That so many children are willing to live with their parents again suggests they have closer relationships with parents than previous generations did.

answer

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?

question

everyone

answer

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

question

It produces and socializes children.

answer

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

question

changes in the economy that make people less likely to move away from their hometowns to get a job

answer

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?

question

They desire power over their victim.

answer

Why do most abusive partners resort to domestic abuse?

question

I have anger management problems

answer

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

question

Women lose more independence when they move back home than men do.

answer

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

question

instrumental tasks

answer

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

question

the sandwich generation

answer

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

question

the way that gift giving within an extended family makes some bonds more important than others

answer

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

question

33 percent

answer

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?

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geographic proximity

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Propinquity refers to:

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everyone

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

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conflict theory

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

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senior citizens

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

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Single fathers are still only about 10 percent of all single parents.

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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?

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Women live an average of almost 6 years longer than men.

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

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interracial marriage

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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?

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They want the definition to be broad enough to encompass a variety of living arrangements.

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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)?

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an expressive task

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

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no longer caring that there are dirty clothes all over the floor

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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?

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cohabitation

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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:

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miscegenation laws

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

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interracial marriage

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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?

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Mothers often valued other mothers' opinions about child rearing over the opinions of their own children's fathers.

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

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They are about equal across racial groups.

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How do rates of domestic abuse differ across racial groups?

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The family doesn't exist, only families.

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

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wealthier families

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

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working class mothers

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

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the second shift

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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?

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conflict theory

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

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Children of divorced parents today are considerably less likely to divorce than were children whose parents divorced in the 1970s.

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

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her husband or boyfriend

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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?

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working class mothers

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

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the presence of children

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

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supermoms

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

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That so many children are willing to live with their parents again suggests they have closer relationships with parents than previous generations did.

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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?

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periodically enter a cycle of loving contrition

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

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all of these answers are correct

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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.

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boomerang kid

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

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using lawyers to get custody of children

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What is not an example of domestic abuse?

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neglect

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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:

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interracial marriage

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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?

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a nuclear family

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

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domestic violence

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

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Women lose more independence when they move back home than men do.

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

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The relative has not exercised her rights or fulfilled her obligations as a family member.

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

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by bringing people together from all over the world based on very similar interests or backgrounds

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

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blended families

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

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the abusive partner seeks help or goes to counseling

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

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when they are nonwhite

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

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even within the same family, children are socialized differently from their siblings.

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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:

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people still have children

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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?

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the mother's income

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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?

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homogamy

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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?

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cohabitation

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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:

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instrumental tasks

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

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Family situations in contemporary society are so varied that there is no single model.

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

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It shifted from the extended family to the nuclear family.

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

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