Question 1

Differentiate a family group from a family system. Illustrate.

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Question 2

A ___________ family is based on blood ties:

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Question 3

Distinguish between the family as an institution and the process of institutionalization of family behaviors.

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Question 4

What is meant by an extended family? Describe two specific varieties or types of extended family forms.

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Question 5

What is a family? How do these definitions vary depending on who is doing the defining? Can cohabiters be a family?

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Question 6

The residence pattern in which the newlywed couple establishes a residence separate from either set of parents is known as __________.

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Question 7

Differentiate institutionalized behaviors in families from behaviors that are non-institutionalized. Give examples.

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Question 8

Define ideal type, and give examples of ideal types of families.

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Question 9

What are the arguments for or against families in the United States being isolated nuclear units.

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Question 10

What are the basic functions of kinship groupings? What does research indicate about the fulfillment of these in the United States?

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Question 11

Feminist theorists focus primarily on sexual (female/male) inequalities in lineage inheritance patterns. What is the significance of lineage systems and inheritance patterns to conflict theorists?

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Question 12

The system of descent most prevalent in the United States is primarily __________.

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Question 13

In addition to monogamy, around the world the number of partners or spouses in a marriage takes a variety of forms. List three. Then select any one, give an example, and explain its occurrence.

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Question 14

Jealousy among co-wives seems to be more frequent than jealousy among co-husbands. What reasons exist to explain this?

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Question 15

Distinguish between primary and secondary groups, and discuss why and how the family is a primary group.

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Question 16

Families that include kin beyond the nuclear family are __________.

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Quiz 1: Defining the Family: Institutional and Disciplinary Concerns