Sociology 1301 Exam 4 questions and answers graded A+

Family - intimate environment in which 2 or more people live together in a committed relationship and share close emotional ties and functions Family functions - sexual regulation, reproduction and socialization, economic security, social placement, emotional support Marriage - a socially approved mating relationship that people expect to be stable and enduring Endogamy - require people to marry within a certain group Exogamy - require marriage outside the group Nuclear family - family made up of married parents and their biological or adopted children Extended family - 2 or more generations live together or in adjacent dwellings Patrilocal - newly married couple lives with the husband's family Matrilocal - newly married couple lives with the wive's family Neolocal - newly married couple sets up its own residence Boomerang generation - young adults move back into their parents' home or never leave it Patriarchal - oldest men control cultural, political, and economic resourcesMatriarchal - oldest females control cultural, political, and economic resources Egalitarian - both partners share power and authority equally Monogamy - 1 person is married exclusively to another person Serial monogamy - individuals marry several people but only 1 at a time Polygamy - a man woman has 2 or more spouses Polyandry - 1 wife, 2 or more men Divorce - macro-level no fault, technological advances, changing gender roles young age at marriage is the strongest predictor of divorce Interpersonal divorce - infidelity, conflict, communication problems, substance abuse, financial problems, abuse Cohabitation - living together, experience higher divorce rates Dual-earner couples - both partners are employed outside the home Second shift - household work and childcare employed parents must do (mother mostly) Family diversity - the variety of ways that families are structured and function to meet the needs of family members Familism - relationships that take precedence over individual decisions (Latinos)Fictive Kin - non-relatives who are part of the family (Blacks) Intimate partner violence - physical, sexual, emotional, women more likely to sustain injury; likely among lower socioeconomic levels, families with strong orientation to community and family (obedience) Child maltreatment - range of behaviors that place a child at serious risk or result in serious harm Results: depression, delinquency, suicide, low academic achievement, unemployment, medical problems Elder abuse - physical, psychological, and sexual abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, isolation, deprivation of needs, abuse from family members