Exam 1: Images,Ideals,and Myths

Contrast the myth of family decline as the cause of social problems with the authors' discussion of social problems and family change.How does the authorsʹ understanding of the relationship between these concepts differ from the relationship found in this myth?

The social locations of families are affected by

Research on family violence finds that

The myth of a unified family experience refers to the belief that middle-class and upper-class families differ very little.

The belief that families operate on the principles of harmony and love,generating very little conflict or violence,is part of the myth of

Talcott Parsons and other structural functionalists argued

Which of the following argues against the myth of separate worlds?

The image of "family as fulfillment" gives rise to which of the following observations?

According to the text,divorce and single parenthood are better viewed as the consequences of social problems rather than the cause.

The concept of the family as a "gendered institution" refers to the notion that