Deck 39: Global View of the Family

Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to the marriage of a man to more than one woman at the same time?

A)monogamy
B)plurality
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is the difference between a family and a kin group?

A)The family is a household unit,and kin do not always live together.
B)Kin is a household unit,but a family does not always live together.
C)Family units include aunts and uncles,but a kin group does not.
D)Kin groups and families are identical.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the general term for a marriage in which an individual can have several husbands or wives at the same time?

A)monogamy
B)polygamy
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following does your textbook define as a family?

A)a set of people related by blood,marriage (or some other agreed-upon relationship),or adoption who share the responsibility for reproducing and caring for members of society
B)a married couple and their unmarried children living together
C)two unrelated adults who have chosen to share each other's lives in a relationship of mutual caring
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

In some societies,a man will marry a woman and her sisters.This is an example of

A)monogamy.
B)polygyny.
C)polyandry.
D)group marriage.

Question 6

A married couple,their children,and other relatives-such as grandparents,aunts,or uncles-living together in the same household constitute a(n)

A)nuclear family.
B)extended family.
C)matrilocal family.
D)patrilocal family.

Question 7

Which of the following is considered an extended family?

A)a college sorority
B)the Arapesh tribe of New Guinea
C)Beverly,her husband Bob,and their two children,Barry and Bonnie
D)a married couple,their children,and the husband's sister all living together in the same home

Question 8

The Oneida community existed in New York State from 1840 to 1880,and its members were all married to one another-that is,all the men in the community were married to all the women,and all the women were married to all the men.This is an example of

A)serial monogamy.
B)polygamy.
C)matrilineal descent.
D)egalitarianism.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of monogamy?

A)Ted and Tonya have been married to each other for 3 months.
B)Tori,Tito,and Tabitha have been living with each other for 14 years.
C)Troy and his sister Tracy live together in an apartment.
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

Steve and Mary are married and then get a divorce.Steve then marries Rachel,and they get a divorce,too.Steve remarries Mary and lives with her until she dies.After Mary's death,Steve marries Beth and lives with her until his death.These relationships of Steve's life are an example of

A)polygamy.
B)polygyny.
C)serial monogamy.
D)polyandry.

Question 11

When a person has several spouses in a lifetime,but only one spouse at a time,it is called

A)polygamy.
B)polygyny.
C)serial monogamy.
D)serial polygamy.

Question 12

Patrilineal descent refers to a

A)kinship system in which both sides of a person's family are regarded as equally important.
B)kinship system that favors the relatives of the father.
C)pattern of residence in which a married couple lives with the husband's parents.
D)society in which men are expected to dominate family decision making.

Question 13

A married couple and their unmarried children living together constitute a(n)

A)nuclear family.
B)extended family.
C)matrilocal family.
D)patrilocal family.

Question 14

A man and his wife and their biological children live on a pretty piece of land in Woodstock,Vermont.They are an example of a(n)

A)extended family.
B)nuclear family.
C)clan.
D)polygynous family.

Question 15

Which sociological perspective would be likely to suggest that polyandrous cultures devalue the social worth of women?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)ethnocentric perspective

Question 16

Under which marital form can a woman have several husbands at the same time?

A)monogamy
B)polygamy
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Question 17

Which pattern of descent is most typical in the U.S.?

A)matrilineal
B)patrilineal
C)bilateral
D)bilineal

Question 18

Tibetan women may have more than one husband simultaneously,which allows for

A)sons to share the limited amount of good land.
B)greater diversity in child reproduction.
C)enforcement of the social norm prohibiting infidelity among wives.
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 19

Anthropologist George Murdock sampled 565 societies and found that

A)over 90 percent of them were strictly monogamous.
B)over 80 percent of them preferred polygamy to monogamy.
C)over 30 percent of them had no formal procedures for obtaining a divorce.
D)over 75 percent of them had some type of polyandry.

Question 20

Monogamy refers to a form of marriage in which

A)one woman and one man are married only to each other.
B)a woman may have several husbands at the same time.
C)a man may have several wives at the same time.
D)two men or two women are married only to each other.

Question 21

In some hunting-and-gathering societies,men are away from home for long periods of time.As a result,it is not unusual to find that the women are fully responsible for the household and for making most of the major family decisions.In these societies,which pattern of authority is evident?

A)egalitarian
B)matriarchal
C)matrilineal
D)matricentric

Question 22

Which sociological perspective would contend that social scientists need to rethink the notion that families without an adult male present are automatically a cause for concern?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)feminist perspective

Question 23

Polygamy,polygyny,and polyandry are all forms of serial monogamy.

Question 24

Males are expected to dominate family decision making in a(n)

A)matriarchy.
B)patriarchy.
C)neolocal society.
D)egalitarian society.

Question 25

A kinship system that favors the relatives of the mother is based on

A)bilineal descent.
B)matrilineal descent.
C)trilineal descent.
D)patrilineal descent.

Question 26

In 1981,16 percent of wives earned more than their husbands.What was the percentage as of 2005?

A)20 percent
B)22 percent
C)24 percent
D)26 percent

Question 27

Friedrich Engels,a colleague of Karl Marx,noted that

A)the family is the ultimate source of social inequality.
B)there are six paramount functions of the family.
C)80 percent of the 565 societies he studied had some type of polygamy.
D)there are six stations of divorce,but the most important is the economic station.

Question 28

Which sociological perspective would be likely to suggest that family decision making reflects the inequality of traditional gender stratification,in which men have held a dominant position over women?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)labeling perspective

Question 29

Identify and contrast the various forms of marriage found throughout most societies of the world.

Question 30

Which sociological perspective(s)would most likely focus attention on the personal relationships between stepparents and their stepchildren and the family dynamics involved in such relationships?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict and feminist perspectives
C)interactionist perspective
D)global perspective

Question 31

Which sociological perspective notes the ways in which the family gratifies the needs of its members and contributes to the stability of society?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)feminist perspective

Question 32

There are at least five countries in Africa where 20 percent of the men are in polygamous marriages.

Question 33

In which type of society do women hold greater authority than men?

A)a matriarchy
B)a patrilineal society
C)a neolocal society
D)an egalitarian society

Question 34

In which type of authority pattern are the adult members of the family regarded as equals?

A)neolocal
B)bilateral
C)egalitarian
D)homogamous

Question 35

Which sociological perspective would suggest that social change has influenced the family,in that many traditional family activities,such as education,have been assumed by other social institutions?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)anomie perspective

Question 36

Polygyny is a social system in which women may have several husbands and in which women are more powerful than men.

Question 37

A matriarchy is a society in which

A)women hold greater authority than men.
B)women hold no authority at all.
C)men hold greater authority than women.
D)women and men hold equal amounts of authority.

Question 38

Which sociological perspective would argue that the U.S.family contributes to social injustice and denies women opportunities that are commonly extended to men?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)global perspective

Question 39

Polyandry,a system in which women may have several husbands,is an example-albeit a rare one-of a social order in which women are more powerful than men.

Question 40

Feminists suggest that laws in the U.S.traditionally viewed wives and children as the property of the husband.This view reflects the concerns of which sociological perspective?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)global perspective

Question 41

Discuss the social institution of family from the various sociological perspectives.Give examples to support your answer.