Of those in the United States who obtain a divorce, about what percent later remarry?
Two-thirds of divorced men
Three-fourths of divorced women
Two-thirds of divorced women
80 percent of divorced women
Which of the following theorists described the family as the ultimate source of social inequality because of its role in the transfer of power, property, and privilege?
Friedrich Engels
Talcott Parsons
Margaret Mead
George Murdock
Which system of descent is followed in the United States?
matrilineal
patrilineal
unilateral
bilateral
Which of the following is not a function of the family discussed by William Ogburn?
providing of social status
reproduction
economic
protection
Korean immigrants to the United States obtain the funds needed to begin a business by pooling their resources through an association known as a:
kye
Domestic partnership
Kagemi
Kinship
Alice, aged 7, lives in a private home with her parents, her grandmother, and her aunt. Alice's family is an example of a(n):
nuclear family
dysfunctional family
extended family
polygynous family
Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family?
Increase in the number of men with a college education
Increasing birthrate
Shift in the economy of the United States from manufacturing to service industries
All of the above
In a study of styles of grandparenting, sociologists Andrew Cherlin and Frank Furstenberg, Jr., concluded that the most common style was for grandparents to:
Be actively involved in everyday routine care of their grandchildren and exercise substantial authority over them
Carry on a "ritualistic" (primarily symbolic) relationship with their grandchildren
Never see their grandchildren
Function as "specialists in recreational care-giving"
Which of the following factors is associated with the high divorce rate in the United States?
the liberalization of divorce laws
the fact that contemporary families have fewer children than earlier families did
the general increase in family incomes
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption?
Functionalist perspective
Conflict perspective
Interactionist perspective
Labeling theory
