Exam 10: The Changing Family

By 2007,the divorce rate in the United States was nearly __________ per thousand.

Beginning with __________ in 1970,many states liberalized their divorce laws and moved toward no-fault divorce.

Social policy related to the problems of families can be divided into four major categories.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

In a landmark study of women's attitudes about work and marriage,Arlie Hochschild found that women who work have less time for themselves and often think of the work they do in the home as a kind of __________

Even when faced with constant violence,a surprising number of women make no attempt to leave the men who abuse them.Lenore Walker (1977)has suggested that this passivity is a form of __________.

Describe the ongoing debate over divorce law.

__________ theorists view social problems like illegitimacy and welfare dependency largely as the result of the stigmatization of those in unconventional families.

A group of individuals who are related to one another either by blood,marriage,or adoption is the definition of __________.

Which of the following are identified as major factors in explaining black-white differences in the marital status of men?

Of the following,which has changed LEAST rapidly?

According to the text,about __________ out of 10 children under the age of 18 is/are now living with a single parent.

According to the text's discussion of juggling work and family responsibilities,__________.

Define and describe the criteria seen to be necessary for adequate family functioning.What types of families can be observed when these criteria are not met?

Of all cases of abuse,almost 90 percent is committed by the child's __________.

A family experiences problems because a family member is involved in marital infidelity,a serious physical or mental disorder,or a decision to work instead of taking care of the children.These family problems are due to __________.

In 2010,the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)released a report noting that _____________.

The "marriage squeeze" refers to__________.

Under the "__________" theory,one would expect to find higher teenage birth rates in the states with the highest welfare payments,but this was never true.

For most of the second half of the twentieth century,indicators of family well-being were __________ for African Americans.

According to the text's discussion of the difficulties couples encounter in juggling work and family roles,marital happiness __________ when children are born.