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The changing attitudes about same-sex marriage are being driven by __________.
In preindustrial societies, __________ provides the primary basis for social organization.
With the advent of industrialization and urbanization, maintaining the __________ family pattern becomes more difficult. Increasingly, young people move from rural to urban areas in search of employment in the industrializing sector of the economy. At that time, the __________ family typically becomes the predominant family pattern in the society.
__________ are responsible primarily for regulating sexual activity, socializing children, and providing affection and companionship for members.
Which of these is not considered a function of the family in advanced industrial societies?
In preindustrial societies, kinship is usually traced through one parent (unilineally). The most common pattern of unilineal descent is __________, which is a system of tracing descent through the father's side of the family.
The term __________ refers to a network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.
A(n) __________ family is a family structure in which authority is held by the eldest male (usually the father).
In industrialized nations such as the United States, most couples hope to live in a(n) __________, which is the custom of a married couple living in their own residence apart from both the husband's and the wife's parents.
The National Health and Social Life Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago has replaced the Kinsey Report as the respected source of information on American sexual behavior. Which of these is not a finding of the survey reported in the text?
In the postmodern family, the boundaries between the public and private spheres are fairly open and flexible. In fact, family life may be negatively affected by the decreasing distinction between what is work time and what is family time. This characteristic of the family is termed __________.
Through a pattern of marriage, divorce, and remarriage, some people practice __________—a succession of marriages in which a person has several spouses over a lifetime but is legally married to only one person at a time.
Bubba married his high school sweetheart, and they have been faithful to each other for 30 years. Their marriage is considered to be __________.
__________ is the term for concurrent marriage of a person of one sex with two or more members of the opposite sex.
Adoption is a legal process through which the rights and duties of parenting are transferred from a child's biological parents and/or legal parents to new legal parents. According to the text's discussion of adoption, __________.
__________ systems are set up in such a manner that a legitimate son inherits his father's property and sometimes his position upon the father's death.
Children in single-parent households are at greater risk of lower standards of living primarily due to_________________________.
__________ theorists emphasize the importance of the family in maintaining the stability of society and the well-being of individuals.
Most people in the United States tend to choose marriage partners who are similar to themselves. __________ refers to the pattern of individuals marrying those who have similar characteristics, such as race/ethnicity, religious background, age, education, or social class.
In a(n) __________, the male authority figure acts as head of the household and holds power and authority over the women and children, as well as over other males.