Exam 1: Defining the Family: Institutional and Disciplinary Concerns

Distinguish between the family as an institution and the process of institutionalization of family behaviors.

Cohabitation is becoming institutionalized in the United States.

The __________ community of New York State practiced group marriages.

The joint family is so termed because of the bonding that results between families upon the marriage of a child from each kinship grouping.

The Oneida community

According to contemporary doctrine, polygamy is an acceptable marriage pattern in the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons).

The desire for male children and the need to enhance their survival is greatly increased by polygyny.

__________ types are hypothetical constructs based on pure, definitive characteristics.

Most men, even in highly polygynous countries, have only one wife.

Differentiate institutionalized behaviors in families from behaviors that are non-institutionalized. Give examples.

The Middletown study suggests, as do most other kinship studies, that women are more active than men in maintaining kinship ties.

Patterns of descent take on a special importance to many conflict theorists because

What are the basic functions of kinship groupings? What does research indicate about the fulfillment of these in the United States?

Feminist theorists focus primarily on sexual (female/male) inequalities in lineage inheritance patterns. What is the significance of lineage systems and inheritance patterns to conflict theorists?

Define ideal type, and give examples of ideal types of families.

Monogamy means