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

Which ethnic group has the highest number of children living in one-parent families?

A __________ is defined as one in which the man has more than one wife.

Civil unions and domestic partnerships carry all federal benefits and are automatically recognized by other states.

According to national statistics,overall fertility rates have been _________ over the last 100 years.

Distinguish among a nuclear,extended,and cohabiting family.

According to the text,the most useful theory in understanding a family's adjustment to change is ______.

According to the U.S.Census,the divorce rate in this country is _________.

The family theory that divides the family experience into phases over the life span and describes changes in family structure and roles at each phase is ______.

Throughout most of American history,the American family was matriarchal.

According to your text,which of the following terms could also be used to refer to a stepfamily?

According to the text,families may ____________ because of changes in how long people are living.

Distinguish between ethnicity and culture.

One of the most important changes in the family has been a shift in emphasis from marriage for __________ to marriage for __________.

Which of these is not considered a family by the U.S.Census Bureau definition?

Looking at a family from an exchange theory point of view means ________.

According to research,living together before marriage is a good way to prepare for marriage or to avoid divorce.

Which of the following is not indicated by research to be one of the reasons for the decline in family size?

According to the U.S.Census,at the beginning of the twentieth century,the median age at first marriage started a(n)_____ that ended in the _______.

The 1960s marked a point at which families began to shift from ______ to _____.

According to the text,the most common method for learning about families is to _______.