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The Future of Families
100
This social phenomenon, often seen in the modern dating world, involves people meeting potential partners through specialized online platforms rather than in traditional face-to-face settings
What is Online Dating
100
This term refers to a group of people connected by blood, a sexual relationship, or the law
What is Family
100
What is the dual-earner arrangement?
Both partners have wage-earning jobs outside the house
100
Nearly 40% of new marriages in the U.S. involve at least one partner who has done this before
What is remarried?
100
The term for people responsible for the care of both their children and parents?
Sandwich Generation
200
According to research, this group is especially likely to use online dating apps due to challenges finding partners in more traditional ways.
Who are LGBTQ+ Individuals?
200
What relationships are defined by blood, affinity (affection), and adoption
What is kinship
200
A mom jokes that she works two jobs, one at the office and one at home. What is the sociological term and definition we use to describe this?
The Second Shift: the extra amount of household work a woman does when returning home from her wage-earning job
200
The percentage of families with 2 kids from 1970 to 2021 has decreased by?
A. 7%
B. 15%
C. 30%
30%!
200
The OECD identifies four key areas of social change. What are 2 of the 4?
Economic, demographic, sociocultural, and technological
300
Leonardo Dicaprio and Vittoria Ceretti have a 24 year age gap. What relationship structure is this an example of?
What is May-December relationship
300
Daddy's Home is an example of what kind of family structure?
Blended Family
300
In 1975, 90% of women in this country went on strike for a day, refusing to do housework, childcare, or wage-earning work, to protest unequal labor arrangements. This event helped establish the country as one of the most feminist in the world.
What is Iceland?
300
What percentage of social media users ages 18-29 say they often or sometimes see people posting things about their romantic relationships on social media? (5% under/over)
What is 91%
300
Sociologist Theda Skocpol coined this term to describe the declining influence of middle-class Americans in political discussions
What is the "missing middle"
400
In the last few decades, this type of relationship has become more common, especially for younger people who may be hesitant to marry before living together.
What is cohabitation?
400
What is the difference between matrilineal and patrilineal societies?
Matrilineal: women may get their names from their mothers, as well as property and titles
Patrilineal: names, kinship, and property pass from father to son
400
What are the 4 main kinds of intimate partner violence?
1. Physical violence
2. Sexual violence
3. Stalking
4. Psychological aggression
400
How many people in the U.S. are hurt by intimate partner violence in one year? (5 million under/over)
12 million
400
Due to rising costs of housing and student debt, this generation is increasingly living in multi-generational households instead of buying homes.
What is Millennials?
500
What is the difference between Polygamy, Polygyny, and Polyandry?
Polygamy - Having multiple spouses at the same time
Polygyny - One man has multiple wives at the same time
Polyandry - One woman has multiple husbands at the same time
500
Émile Durkheim argued that as societies grow more economically complex and diffuse, and as our daily environment involves fewer close connections and more strangers, we lose bonds to family and community. What is a term to describe this?
Social Integration: the degree to which people are connected to each other and to social institutions.
500
What are 2 of 3 reasons fertility rates have decreased?
1. Women have increased their education and time spent in school
2. Improvements in the reliability of contraceptives
3. The marriage rate is at an all time low
500
How many weeks of paid mandated parental leave does the U.S. give? (5 weeks under/over)
0 weeks! The U.S. ranks last in government mandated paid leave.
500
This 2017 U.S. immigration policy led to the separation of migrant parents from their children at the border
What is the zero-tolerance policy?