Instructor's Manual For Social Problems 9th Edition By John J. Macionis Henslin (All Chapters, 100 Original Verified, A+ Grade)

TCU SOCIAL PROBLEMS TEST 2
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WhatsissthesCensussBureau'ssdefinitionsofsfamily?s

Whatsissthesbroaderssociologicalsdefinition?

CorrectsAnswer:s -sAsgroupsofstwosorsmorespeoplesrelatedsbysblood,smarriage,sorsadoption

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Askinshipssystemsofsallsrelativesslivingstogethersorsrecognizedsassassocialsunit,sincludingsad
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optedspeople



Monogamysvs.sPolygamy

CorrectsAnswer:s Monogamy:sMarriagesbetweenstwospartners;sthesonlyslegalsformsofsmarri

agesinsthesUnitedsStates

Polygamy:sAsformsofsmarriagesinswhichsonespersonsmayshavestwosorsmoresspouses



Whatsaresthesdifferentsformssofspolygamy?

CorrectsAnswer:s Polygyny:sasformsofsmarriagesinswhichsoneshusbandshassmoresthansones

wife

Polyandry:sthesconcurrentsmarriagesofsoneswomanstostwosorsmoresmen

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,Serialsmonogamy

CorrectsAnswer: assuccessionsofsmarriagessinswhichsaspersonshassmoresthansoness

pousesoversaslifetimesbutsisslegallysmarriedstosonlysonespersonsatsastime



Patriarchy

CorrectsAnswer: Asmalesdominatedsfamilyssystemsreflectedsinsthestraditionsofswivesstakin

gstheirshusband'sslastsnamesandschildrenstakingstheirsfather'ssname



InsdevelopedsWesternscountries...

CorrectsAnswer: -Gendersinequalityspersists

-Marriagesstendstosbesmoresegalitarian



Howsandshass"singlehood"schanged?

CorrectsAnswer: usedstosbes1sins10sbutsnows1sins5sadultsshavesneversbeensmarried



Howshassthesagesats1stsmarriageschanged?

CorrectsAnswer: Women:s20.3syearssoldstos27syearssolds

Men:s22.8syearssoldstos29.3syearssold



Trendsofs20-24syearsoldsswhoshavesbeensmarried

CorrectsAnswer:




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,Mediansagesatsfirstsmarriagesforsmensandswomen

CorrectsAnswer:sMen:s29.3syearssoldsW

omen:s27syearssold



ContemporarysU.S.sfamilies

CorrectsAnswer:s -s%sofsbirthsstosunmarriedswomensrosestoshistoricslevelssins2013



Whichsethnicitiesshavestheshighestsratessofsnon-maritalsbirths?

CorrectsAnswer:sBlack:s70.9%sAmerican

indian:s65.7%
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Hispanic:s52.9%

Asians(lowest):s16.4



Whichsfamilystypesissmostscommon?

CorrectsAnswer:



Whysisscohabitationsonsthesrise?

CorrectsAnswer:s -sTosteststheirsrelationship

- reducesorssharesexpenses

- toscoparent

- tosavoidslosingspensionssorsalimonysfromspriorsspouses




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, Whysdosyousthinkscohabitingscouplessaresmoreslikelysthansmarriedscouplesstosbesinsansinterr

acialsorsinterthnicsrelationship?

CorrectsAnswer: - Notsbesdisownedsfromsfamily



InswhatsyearswassinterracialsmarriagesmadeslegalsinsthesU.S.?

CorrectsAnswer: 1967



Issraciallysmixedsmarriagesincreasing?

CorrectsAnswer: yes



MoresinterracialscouplesslivesinswhichspartsofsU.S.?

CorrectsAnswer: Western



Increasedsemploymentsofsmothersshasshadsanseffectsonswhat?

CorrectsAnswer:



Employmentsofsmarriedswomenswithschildrens<18srosesfrom

%sins1975,stossss %sins2

012

CorrectsAnswer: -47%

-68%



Whatsissthesemploymentsstatussofsbothsparentssinsthesmajoritysofsmarried-

couplesfamiliessw/schildrensunders18



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