Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships.

A comparison of Census Bureau data from 1970 to 2003 shows that there has been __________ in the percentage of U.S. households comprising a married couple with their own children under eighteen years of age.

__________ is very rare. When it does occur, it is typically found in societies where men greatly outnumber women because of high rates of female infanticide.

In horticultural and agricultural societies, __________ are extremely important. Having a large number of family members participate in food production may be essential for survival.

Many couples in Western societies who fail to have a child on their own have chosen to have women from __________ to be the surrogate mother.

According to sociologist Talcott Parsons, the husband/father fulfills the __________ (meeting the family's economic needs, making important decisions, and providing leadership).

Present research shows that people who are single or who have a number of sexual partners express greater sexual satisfaction.

The __________ is the family into which a person is born and in which early socialization usually takes place.

Describe functionalist perspectives on families.

Females in India who choose to become a surrogate typically do so because it provides both independence and family income.

According to some marriage and family analysts, individuals who prefer to remain single typically possess several characteristics. Which of the following characteristics was not identified?

There is a growing trend among American (and other Western societies) couples to seek a surrogate mother. Discuss.

The number of children living with grandparents and no parent in the home increased by over 50 percent from 1990 to 2000.

According to sociologist Francesca Cancian, men tend to express their feelings verbally whereas women tend to express their love through nonverbal actions, such as running an errand for someone.

Conflict analysts are concerned with the effect that class conflict has on the family. The exploitation of the lower classes by the upper classes contributes to family problems such as high rates of divorce and overall family instability.

Some writers have raised questions about the practice of commercial surrogacy. Which is not one of those questions?

Most U.S. family households are made up of a married couple with one or more children under the age of 18.

Some never-married people remain single by choice. Reasons include opportunities for a career, the availability of sexual partners without marriage, the belief that the single lifestyle is full of excitement, and the desire for self-sufficiency and freedom to change and experiment.

According to __________, the idea of romantic love has given way to the idea of consensual love. Individuals agree to have sexual relations with others whom they have no intention of marrying or, if they marry, do not necessarily see the marriage as having permanence.

Few societies have residential patterns known as __________ residence, which refers to the custom of a married couple living in the same household (or community) as the wife's parents.

Describe kinship ties and distinguish between families of orientation/procreation and extended/nuclear families.