27 Questions
What is the premier institution for socialization of children in all societies?
Family
In the U.S. around the year 1900, what was most common family structure?
Extended families with three generations
What is the core role of sociologists in describing family-based social patterns?
Describing, explaining, and predicting family-based social patterns
What do sociologists help others understand?
Larger social and personal level trends in families
What type of labor was most common for families in the U.S. around the year 1900?
Agricultural labor
What is not nearly as common today as it was around a century ago?
Multigenerational living arrangements
What is the most common family form, according to the text?
Nuclear family
What is the term for a family created by remarriage and includes at least one child from a prior relationship?
Blended family
What is the second most common family form, according to the text?
Single never-married family
According to the U.S. Census Bureau surveys, which family type comprised over half of the family types in 2008?
Married families
What is considered one’s relatives beyond the nuclear and blended family level?
Extended family
Which function is identified as the most common function of today’s families in the text?
Economic support
In which country is there an established pattern of Italian immigrants helping family and friends emigrate from Italy to Canada?
Quebec, Montreal
What is the definition of intimacy in family relationships, as described in the text?
The social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and physical trust mutually shared between family members
What is the core institution for the socialization of children?
Family
What is the primary function of intimacy in family relationships, as suggested by family scientists in the text?
To serve as a strong buffer to the ongoing stresses experienced by family members outside of the home
What is the process through which children learn the rules of their unique society, according to the text?
Socialization
Which societal institutions contribute to the process of socialization, as mentioned in the text?
Schools, religion, workplace, and media
What is the potential that children are born with, according to the text?
Innate ability to communicate, work cooperatively, and socialize with others
What is the primary source of socialization for a newborn according to the text?
Day care facilities
At what age are preschool and kindergarten typically presented as expectations for children in the U.S.?
4-5 years
What is the term used in the text to describe the period when children go to school and come under the influence of non-family members?
Secondary socialization
What creates stressors for children during the secondary socialization period according to the text?
Challenges of learning a new culture
Which group becomes increasingly important in the lives of children during their school years according to the text?
Peer groups
What is identified as the most predictable life stage in the typical set of modern social circumstances according to the text?
Young adulthood
What is considered the primary source of an average child's social construction of reality according to the text?
Family and community life experiences
When does primary socialization typically begin according to the text?
Infancy
Test your understanding of family theories, major assumptions, theoretical perspectives, and family patterns as discussed in Chapter 1: Trends/Theories/Diversity. This quiz will assess your knowledge of pre- and post-industrial family patterns, family structure, functions of the family, and group complexity.
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