Exam 1: Intimate Relationships, marriages and Families in the Twenty-First Century

The _______ theory explains how children learn many behaviors and ways of interacting with others.

One of the biggest changes in families in the U.S.in recent years has been the increase in cultural diversity.

According to your text,a(n)__________ consists of a parent,possibly a mate,and any children of the parent and other relatives who might live in the household or nearby.

Which question might a structural-functionalist ask?

The fertility rate is highest among:

Research indicates that the wife's employment has a major effect on the husband's household responsibilities.

According to the text,women's increasing employment outside the home has resulted in _____.

Familism is a social pattern in which the interests of the _____ are subordinated to the values and demands of the ______.

List three negative outcomes associated with cohabiting before marriage.

The marriage rate signifies the number of people who marry within the preceding 12 months per 100 population.

According to the U.S.Census,most people who remarry after divorce do so within 3 or 4 years.

The median age at first marriage has decreased since the 1950s.

Systems theory emphasizes how family members are __________.

According to researchers,a(n)__________ is formed when a widowed or divorced person,with or without children,marries another person who may or may not have been married before and who may or may not have children.

A study may be reliable but still not be valid.

In order to explain family behavior,a systems theory approach looks at a family as a social institution and asks how the family is organized.

Data from the U.S.Census Bureau indicate that most employed mothers have ________ at home.

The median age in 2006 for first marriage was ________ that of the 1980s.

Which of the following theories best explains the effect of addiction on families.

According to the text,people today tend to marry later and may experience a period of cohabitation prior to marriage.