HDFS 120 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
Terms in this set (140)
marriage "a union between people (whether widely or legally recognized or not" that unites
partners sexually, socially, and economically; this is relatively consistent over time,
and that accords each member certain agreed-upon rights
monogamy one person married to another person
, serial monogamy a system in which an individual marries several times but only after each prior
marriage is ended by death or divorce
polygyny one male has 2 or more wives
polyandry one female has 2 or more wives
family of orientation (procreation) the family in which a person is born and raised. When we marry or have an
intimate relationship with someone or have children.
nuclear family mother father and siblings
extended, multigenerational family one or both parents siblings (if any) and other relatives including grandparents
modified extended family family in which a variety of relatives live, not necessarily in the same household,
but in very close proximity to one another, interact on a frequent basis, and
provide emotional and economic support to each other
patriarchal family a family organized around the principle of male dominance, wherein the male
(husband or father) is head of the family and exercises authority and decision
making power over other family members, especially his wife and children
socialization A lifetime of social interaction through which people learn those elements of their
culture that are essential for effective participation in social life (ways of acting,
thinking, feeling)
social structure recurrent, stable, and patterned ways that people relate to one another in a
society or group
status a social position that a person occupies within a group or society
exogamy the practice of requiring people to marry outside particular groups
family Any relatively stable group of people who are related to one another through
blood, marriage, or adoption, or who simply live together, and who provide one
another with economic and emotional support.
Also defined as a group of people who simply define themselves as family based
on feelings of love, respect, commitment, and responsibility to and identification
with one another
non-family household can be either a person living alone or a householder who shares the housing unit
only with non relatives
cenogamy group marriage, in which all of the women and men are simultaneously married to
one another
single parent/foster parent ...
Terms in this set (140)
marriage "a union between people (whether widely or legally recognized or not" that unites
partners sexually, socially, and economically; this is relatively consistent over time,
and that accords each member certain agreed-upon rights
monogamy one person married to another person
, serial monogamy a system in which an individual marries several times but only after each prior
marriage is ended by death or divorce
polygyny one male has 2 or more wives
polyandry one female has 2 or more wives
family of orientation (procreation) the family in which a person is born and raised. When we marry or have an
intimate relationship with someone or have children.
nuclear family mother father and siblings
extended, multigenerational family one or both parents siblings (if any) and other relatives including grandparents
modified extended family family in which a variety of relatives live, not necessarily in the same household,
but in very close proximity to one another, interact on a frequent basis, and
provide emotional and economic support to each other
patriarchal family a family organized around the principle of male dominance, wherein the male
(husband or father) is head of the family and exercises authority and decision
making power over other family members, especially his wife and children
socialization A lifetime of social interaction through which people learn those elements of their
culture that are essential for effective participation in social life (ways of acting,
thinking, feeling)
social structure recurrent, stable, and patterned ways that people relate to one another in a
society or group
status a social position that a person occupies within a group or society
exogamy the practice of requiring people to marry outside particular groups
family Any relatively stable group of people who are related to one another through
blood, marriage, or adoption, or who simply live together, and who provide one
another with economic and emotional support.
Also defined as a group of people who simply define themselves as family based
on feelings of love, respect, commitment, and responsibility to and identification
with one another
non-family household can be either a person living alone or a householder who shares the housing unit
only with non relatives
cenogamy group marriage, in which all of the women and men are simultaneously married to
one another
single parent/foster parent ...
