Which of the following is not a function of the family discussed by William Ogburn?
providing of social status
reproduction
economic
protection
Global studies indicate that one-____________ of all women have been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise physically abused in their lifetime.
half
third
quarter
tenth
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 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
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
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
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
Some observers, noting the high rate of divorce in the United States, have suggested that the most accurate description for the form that monogamy takes in this country is:
functional monogamy
communal monogamy
serial monogamy
regressive monogamy