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
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
Which of the following is not a function of the family discussed by William Ogburn?
providing of social status
reproduction
economic
protection
According to anthropologist George Murdock, the most common type of polygamy is:
polygyny
polyandry
serial polygamy
matriarchy
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 sociological perspective emphasizes that government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption?
Functionalist perspective
Conflict perspective
Interactionist perspective
Labeling theory
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 system of descent is followed in the United States?
matrilineal
patrilineal
unilateral
bilateral
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
Which term has been used in the popular press to refer to adult children who continue to (or return to) live at home?
"boomerang generation"
Counterculture
"Brady Bunch" cohort
Generation X