Exam 11: The Changing Family

Both spouses are employed in the labor force in what percentage of all U.S. marriages?

Jeff and Melinda have been living together as intimate partners for eight years but they are not legally married. This type of living arrangement is referred to as

Conflict and feminist theorists believe that families are a primary source of social inequality in societies.

In the United States, and ideology of nonintervention drives outsiders who see signs of physical violence to become involved in family matters.

The decline in the two-parent nuclear family is due in part to a greater number of births among unmarried women.

Which of the following statements regarding infertility is accurate?

A woman is forced by her husband to have sex against her will. This is woman is a victim of

Which of the following best describes monogamy?

Tom and Sherri are a man and wife who are married, cohabiting, and raising their three children together. Tom's mother and Sherri's father are also living in the same household with Tom, Sherri, and their children. This is an example of a(n)

Describe three examples of the new patterns that have emerged within the institution of the family in the Unites States in the last 50 years.

If ex-spouses cooperate with each other and live in relatively close geographical proximity, joint custody of their children can minimize the disruption in their children's lives.

Construct a pie graph to show the make-up of the families in your life. List a sampling of the families you know (aim for 10 to 20) and classify them as one of the family types described in your text. How do the amounts in your pie graph compare to the amounts in the 2010 pie graph in the text?

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that

Assess the major reasons why people remain single and postpone first marriage for some period of time. To what extent do practices such as cohabitation and domestic partnerships create misleading statistics about the number of single people in this country? Explain.

The domestic work that many employed women perform at home after completing their work day on the job is known as

One reason young people today are choosing to stay single for longer periods of time is that

Many gay and lesbian couples consider themselves married and living in a lifelong commitment.

According to the text, the traditional definition of the family is a

You visit a close friend who recently got remarried and wants you to meet her newborn daughter. Also in attendance are your friend's children from a previous marriage and their stepbrothers. This type of family unit is known as a(n)

Evaluate the major forms of domestic violence, their consequences, and social responses. State what you think should be done to reduce this problem and explain why.