Family
Parenting/Gender Roles
Decisions
Problems
100
Define Family.
Group of persons linked by blood, adoption, marriage, or quasi-marital commitments.
100
Who is considered the primary provider?
Husband
100
What is the difference between marriage and cohabitation?
Cohabitation - living with a romantic/sexual partner outside of marriage
100
What percentage of first marriages will end in divorce?
50%
200
What's the difference between nuclear and extended family?
Nuclear Family - family in which a couple and their children form an independent household living apart from other relatives. Extended Family - family in which a couple and their children live with other relatives.
200
What increases the odds that a husband and wife will be happy with their marriage?
Split housework evenly.
200
Define commodification of children.
refers to the process through which children become treated as goods available for purchase
200
How many children are known to be abused each year?
1.5 million
300
Define blended family.
Blended Family - includes children born to one parent as well as children born to both parents.
300
What percentage of household labor do women do?
2/3rds or about 66%
300
What percentage of women are still childless at age 30-34?
28%
300
What percentage of women report to be abused?
10%
400
What is the difference between monogamy and polygamy?
Monogamy - marriage in with there is only one wife and one husband. Polygamy - any form of marriage in which a person may have more than one spouse at a time.
400
On average, how much does it cost to raise a child to age 17?
$191,000
400
What percent of births are to unmarried women in the United States of America?
about 40%
400
How many adults/children are affected by divorce each year?
About 2 million adults and 1 million children.
500
List 3 of the 5 major responsibilities of family.
1. Replacing the population through reproduction 2. Regulating sexual behavior 3. Caring for dependents - children, elderly, ill, handicapped 4. Socializing the young 5. Providing intimacy, belonging-ness, and emotional support
500
What percent of mothers are employed?
80%
500
Who argues that we are now witnessing the de-institutionalization of marriage?
Andrew Cherlin
500
List four factors that are especially important to the success of a marriage?
1. age at marriage 2. parental divorce 3. pre-marital childbearing 4. education 5. race 6. religion
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