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

Identify the major reasons behind the decline in family size during the twentieth century.

According to the text,children in cohabiting families are ___________.

According to the Census Bureau,life expectancy for men has increased from ______ in 1970 to _____ now.

Which question might a family therapist using conflict theory ask?

The fertility rate is the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.

About _____ children in households headed by grandparents.

Compare and contrast same-sex marriage,civil union,and domestic partnership.

In the last 30 years,the number of one-parent families has _______.

Which is a question that a developmental theorist might ask about families?

Which of these is not characteristic of Hispanic American families?

According to the U.S.Census,what percent of mothers who have children under age 6 are employed outside the home?

What factors are related to the change from a patriarchal to a democratic family?

The feminist perspective focuses primarily on _________ within a family.

Which of the following statements about relationship research is TRUE?

The family theory that describes the family as a unit of interacting personalities is _______.

According to the U.S.Census,the current marriage rate is ______ the rate right after World War II.

Only certified family specialists are qualified to do research on families.

Since 1970 families have become more concerned with meeting the _____ needs of family members.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about cohabiting couples,according to a recent review of research?

Primary relationships tend to be superficial and easily replaced.