SOC 200 Final Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
Is |the |family, |as |a |social |institution |found |in |every |society? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Yes, |the |
family |is |found |in |all |societies |and |unites |people |in |cooperative |groups |to |care |for |one |another
|including |children
How |does |the |US |Census |Bureau |define |family? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |US |Census |
Bureau |says |that |families |are |"Only |people |living |together |who |are |linked |by |birth, |marriage, |
or |adoption"
What |are |the |traits |of |marriage? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Economic |cooperation
-Sexual |activity
-Child |bearing
Nuclear |Family |(conjugal |family) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |family |composed |of |one |or |two |
parents |and |their |children. |conjugal |means |"based |on |marriage"
Monogamy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"one |union" |marriage |that |unites |two |partners
Polygamy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"many |unions" |marriage |that |unites |a |person |with |two |or |
more |spouses
Polyandry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"many |men/husbands" |marriage |that |unites |one |woman |
and |two |or |more |men
, According |to |David |Poponoe, |where |on |earth |are |the |weakest |families? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Sweden
What |region |of |the |world |do |you |find |countries |that |permit |polygamy? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Most |African |nations |and |Southern |Asia
What |are |the |social |functions |of |the |family? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Structural/functional:
-Socialization
-regulation |of |sexual |activity
-social |placement
-material |and |emotional |security
Conflict:
-property |and |inheritance
-patriarchy
-race |and |ethnicity
Is |the |incest |Taboo |found |in |every |society? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |exists |in |every |society, |
however |exactly |which |relatives |can |and |cannot |marry |varies |from |culture |to |culture.
Where |are |you |likely |to |find |people |marrying |for |reasons |besides |love? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Low |income |nations |such |as |Sri |Lanka, |India, |etc...
Homogamy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Marriage |between |people |with |the |same |social |
characteristics
Causes |and |consequences |of |romantic |love |and |marriage |in |the |US |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Causes |young |people |to |leave |the |nest, |form |their |own |families, |sexual |passion |can |help |
couples |through |difficult |times. |romantic |love |however |is |less |stable, |feelings |are |changing |
more |constantly, |has |helped |lead |to |our |high |divorce |rate
Solutions
Is |the |family, |as |a |social |institution |found |in |every |society? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Yes, |the |
family |is |found |in |all |societies |and |unites |people |in |cooperative |groups |to |care |for |one |another
|including |children
How |does |the |US |Census |Bureau |define |family? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |US |Census |
Bureau |says |that |families |are |"Only |people |living |together |who |are |linked |by |birth, |marriage, |
or |adoption"
What |are |the |traits |of |marriage? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Economic |cooperation
-Sexual |activity
-Child |bearing
Nuclear |Family |(conjugal |family) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |family |composed |of |one |or |two |
parents |and |their |children. |conjugal |means |"based |on |marriage"
Monogamy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"one |union" |marriage |that |unites |two |partners
Polygamy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"many |unions" |marriage |that |unites |a |person |with |two |or |
more |spouses
Polyandry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"many |men/husbands" |marriage |that |unites |one |woman |
and |two |or |more |men
, According |to |David |Poponoe, |where |on |earth |are |the |weakest |families? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Sweden
What |region |of |the |world |do |you |find |countries |that |permit |polygamy? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Most |African |nations |and |Southern |Asia
What |are |the |social |functions |of |the |family? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Structural/functional:
-Socialization
-regulation |of |sexual |activity
-social |placement
-material |and |emotional |security
Conflict:
-property |and |inheritance
-patriarchy
-race |and |ethnicity
Is |the |incest |Taboo |found |in |every |society? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |exists |in |every |society, |
however |exactly |which |relatives |can |and |cannot |marry |varies |from |culture |to |culture.
Where |are |you |likely |to |find |people |marrying |for |reasons |besides |love? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Low |income |nations |such |as |Sri |Lanka, |India, |etc...
Homogamy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Marriage |between |people |with |the |same |social |
characteristics
Causes |and |consequences |of |romantic |love |and |marriage |in |the |US |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Causes |young |people |to |leave |the |nest, |form |their |own |families, |sexual |passion |can |help |
couples |through |difficult |times. |romantic |love |however |is |less |stable, |feelings |are |changing |
more |constantly, |has |helped |lead |to |our |high |divorce |rate
