Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship ? A. beanpole families B. cohabiting familiesC. reconstituted families D. horizontal families
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rising divorce rate in the West ? A. women have become less economically dependent B. a reduction in the stigma attached to divorce C. marriage is seen in terms of…
Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in single households in Europe ? A. social resistance to cohabitation B. the trend towards later marriages C. the high rate of divorce D. an ageing population with a…
What term describes ties between individuals established through marriage or blood ? A. familyB. kinship C. network D. tribe
Domestic violence is physical abuse by one family member against another which two of the following are most likely to be victims of such abuse ? A. female partners/spouses and older relatives B. male partners/spouses and childrenC. female partners/spouses and…
The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that_______________? A. fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives B. one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socializationC. both parents are expected to…
The third age of the life course is said to involve ? A. active non-work and independence after retirement B. full time employment family-building and adult responsibility C. illness isolation and increasing dependence on others D. the transition from education…
Parsons argued that the two main functions of the modern family were ? A. secondary socialization and strict discipline B. emotional support and sexual gratificationC. primary socialization and personality stabilization D. oppressing women and reproducing the labor force
Informal organization________________? A. consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization B. is defined and prescribed by the formal organization C. develops because rules are too specific to provide workable solutions for general situations D. increases the…
Over all, new management strategies over the past decade have emphasized all of the following except____________? A. less hierarchy and less authoritarianism B. more worker participation in decision making C. self-managed teamsD. larger work groups