Groups
2 people who have just had a baby have turned from a __ to a __
dyad;triad
Name a corporate crime
embezzlement
Research suggest that people generally feel that their current family is __ than the family they grew up with
more close
When someone is married to only one person at a time
monogamy
Why do people join utilitarian organizations?
because they receive a tangible benefit from joining
What type of crime is spousal abuse?
violent crime
Tracking kinship through 1 parent is
unilateral kinship
A woman being married to 2 men would be an example of
polygamy
Name a criticism of a bureaucracy
inflexibility and resistance to change
What type of crime is carjacking from an empty parking lot?
street crime
In what type of unilateral descent would the parents choose which lineage to pass on to their children?
ambilineal
A child who associates his line of descent with his father’s side only is part of a __ society
patrilineal
Societies practice social control to maintain
social order
Act of entering into a marriage while still married to another person... a felony
bigamy
State certified adults, who care for children under the guidance and supervision of the state
foster parents
According to the concept of the power elite, why would a celebrity commit a crime
because his fame and money protects him from retribution
When sociologists are defining families, what 3 relationships are they looking for?
blood, marriage, or adoption
Leading cause of divorce in the USA
financial stress