s s s s
(BAILEY)Exam|Questions&100%C
s s s s s s
orrectAnswers(Verified)|LatestUp
s s s s s
date|GradeA+ s s s
WhatsissthesCensussBureau'ssdefinitionsofsfamily?s
Whatsissthesbroaderssociologicalsdefinition?
CorrectsAnswer:s -sAsgroupsofstwosorsmorespeoplesrelatedsbysblood,smarriage,sorsadoption
-
Askinshipssystemsofsallsrelativesslivingstogethersorsrecognizedsassassocialsunit,sincludingsad
s
optedspeople
Monogamysvs.sPolygamy
CorrectsAnswer:s Monogamy:sMarriagesbetweenstwospartners;sthesonlyslegalsformsofsmarri
agesinsthesUnitedsStates
Polygamy:sAsformsofsmarriagesinswhichsonespersonsmayshavestwosorsmoresspouses
Whatsaresthesdifferentsformssofspolygamy?
CorrectsAnswer:s Polygyny:sasformsofsmarriagesinswhichsoneshusbandshassmoresthansones
wife
Polyandry:sthesconcurrentsmarriagesofsoneswomanstostwosorsmoresmen
1
,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:
2
,Mediansagesatsfirstsmarriagesforsmensandswomen
CorrectsAnswer:sMen:s29.3syearssoldsW
omen:s27syearssold
ContemporarysU.S.sfamilies
CorrectsAnswer:s -s%sofsbirthsstosunmarriedswomensrosestoshistoricslevelssins2013
Whichsethnicitiesshavestheshighestsratessofsnon-maritalsbirths?
CorrectsAnswer:sBlack:s70.9%sAmerican
indian:s65.7%
s
Hispanic:s52.9%
Asians(lowest):s16.4
Whichsfamilystypesissmostscommon?
CorrectsAnswer:
Whysisscohabitationsonsthesrise?
CorrectsAnswer:s -sTosteststheirsrelationship
- reducesorssharesexpenses
- toscoparent
- tosavoidslosingspensionssorsalimonysfromspriorsspouses
3
, 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
4