SOCY 1000: Exam 5 (McConnell)
when people follow social expectations to be married and want only the status of being
married, marriage is what type? ;~institutional
what theory explains mate selection in terms of personality traits and supports the
saying "opposites attract"? ;~complimentary needs
children are free to spend their time in unstructured activities when working class
parents assume what? ;~accomplishment of natural growth
in what form of marriage is each partner married only to the other partner at a given
time? ;~monogamy
parents who try to develop self-direction and reason in their children are doing
what? ;~concerted cultivation
marriage in which a woman has more than one husband at a given time is
what? ;~polyandry
people can experiment with different marital arrangements due to
what? ;~deinstitutionalization of marriage
a man has more than one wife at a given time in what? ;~polygyny
polygyny is one type of what general form of marriage? ;~polygamy
on what general theory is the matching hypothesis based? ;~exchange theory
what kind of marriage may be less happy because the partners are very different from
one another? ;~heterogamous marriage
working class and lower class children will have an emerging sense of what in dealing
with authorities? ;~constraint
whose research developed the terms "concerted cultivation" and "accomplishment of
natural growth"? ;~annette lareau
each partner is concerned primarily with how the other will enhance oneself in what
form of marriage? ;~individualized marriage
, marriages in which both partners are from the same racial, religious, educational and
political categories are instances of what? ;~homogamy
what form of marriage is represented by the following? (two circles that
intersect) ;~companionate marriage
t/f lareau observed that conversations between middle class parents and their children
are short and direct ;~false, working/lower class fams do that
t/f there may be a clear division of labor in companionate marriage ;~true, breadwinner
vs. homemaker
t/f andrew cherlin finds that with the deinstitutionalization of marriage, couples want
simple marriage ceremonies ;~true
t/f institutional marriage is based on companionate love ;~false, institutional marriage
means spouses don't care about one another
t/f lareau observes that black and white families within the middle class raise their kids
in the same way ;~true, race had no effect
how can the 3 theories of mate selection be understood in terms of exchange
theory? ;~homogamy
- like marries like
- people who are similar understand one another more
- makes exchange easier
matching hypothesis
- gives each partner greater "payoff" than if they'd selected a less attractive partner
- minimizes risk of being rejected by someone more physically attractive
complementary needs theory
- "completeness"
how, according to cherlin, has the meaning of marriage changed to make same-sex
marriage a major issue in the US but not in Europe? ;~in european countries, there's
less religious people meaning there has been a deinstitutionalization of marriage for a
while now
what explains the different ways middle-class and working-class parents raise their
children? ;~process of socialization: individuals internalize values, beliefs, and norms
of a society
middle class families: concerted cultivation
- want kids to be the best; keep them busy; entitlement
working/lower class families: accomplishment of natural growth
- space and freedom; avoid boss; constraint
when people follow social expectations to be married and want only the status of being
married, marriage is what type? ;~institutional
what theory explains mate selection in terms of personality traits and supports the
saying "opposites attract"? ;~complimentary needs
children are free to spend their time in unstructured activities when working class
parents assume what? ;~accomplishment of natural growth
in what form of marriage is each partner married only to the other partner at a given
time? ;~monogamy
parents who try to develop self-direction and reason in their children are doing
what? ;~concerted cultivation
marriage in which a woman has more than one husband at a given time is
what? ;~polyandry
people can experiment with different marital arrangements due to
what? ;~deinstitutionalization of marriage
a man has more than one wife at a given time in what? ;~polygyny
polygyny is one type of what general form of marriage? ;~polygamy
on what general theory is the matching hypothesis based? ;~exchange theory
what kind of marriage may be less happy because the partners are very different from
one another? ;~heterogamous marriage
working class and lower class children will have an emerging sense of what in dealing
with authorities? ;~constraint
whose research developed the terms "concerted cultivation" and "accomplishment of
natural growth"? ;~annette lareau
each partner is concerned primarily with how the other will enhance oneself in what
form of marriage? ;~individualized marriage
, marriages in which both partners are from the same racial, religious, educational and
political categories are instances of what? ;~homogamy
what form of marriage is represented by the following? (two circles that
intersect) ;~companionate marriage
t/f lareau observed that conversations between middle class parents and their children
are short and direct ;~false, working/lower class fams do that
t/f there may be a clear division of labor in companionate marriage ;~true, breadwinner
vs. homemaker
t/f andrew cherlin finds that with the deinstitutionalization of marriage, couples want
simple marriage ceremonies ;~true
t/f institutional marriage is based on companionate love ;~false, institutional marriage
means spouses don't care about one another
t/f lareau observes that black and white families within the middle class raise their kids
in the same way ;~true, race had no effect
how can the 3 theories of mate selection be understood in terms of exchange
theory? ;~homogamy
- like marries like
- people who are similar understand one another more
- makes exchange easier
matching hypothesis
- gives each partner greater "payoff" than if they'd selected a less attractive partner
- minimizes risk of being rejected by someone more physically attractive
complementary needs theory
- "completeness"
how, according to cherlin, has the meaning of marriage changed to make same-sex
marriage a major issue in the US but not in Europe? ;~in european countries, there's
less religious people meaning there has been a deinstitutionalization of marriage for a
while now
what explains the different ways middle-class and working-class parents raise their
children? ;~process of socialization: individuals internalize values, beliefs, and norms
of a society
middle class families: concerted cultivation
- want kids to be the best; keep them busy; entitlement
working/lower class families: accomplishment of natural growth
- space and freedom; avoid boss; constraint
