Study Guide Second Test
This test
covers Chapters 3 and pages 334-354 in Chapter 13
Chapter 13 pages 334-354
What percentage of families fit the description of a
working father and homemaker mother with children? What are the differences among family,
kinship, marriage, and families of affinity? What are conjugal and consanguine families?
Which form of polygamy is the most common? What form of residential location is practiced
in industrialized societies? What pattern of descent is mostly practiced in the United
States? Describe in detail what are the basic tasks that the family performs according to
structural-functionalists. Why is incest considered taboo? What is lacking in the
structural-functionalist's analysis? Describe what social-conflict theorists focus on when
they examine patterns of behavior that occur as a result of the family structure. Is the
US divorce rate higher than India's? What are the differences between ideal and real
marriages? Describe the patterns of child rearing. Does the martial relationship become
more distant once the child leaves the house--"the empty nest?" How does class
affect how women perceive their potential husband? Describe the different family patterns
associated with race and ethnicity. Who benefits more from marriage men or women? Describe
the different causes for the US's high divorce rate. What will increase your likelihood of
having your marriage end in divorce? What is a blended family? Describe the patterns
associated with family violence. What is one common trait that most abusers share?
Describe the patterns associated with single-parenthood. Are the majority of couples
living together cohabiting? How many gay couples are raising children?
Chapter 3 Socialization
from Infancy to Old Age
What is the difference between socialization and
personality? Does nature or nurture dominate and shape human conduct? According to
Freud, what is a well-adjusted personality? Define Piaget's different stages of
development. How does Gilligan criticize and add to Kohlberg's analysis? Contrast Cooley
and Mead's theories of the development of the self. Describe taking the role of the other
and what Mead means by "I" and "me." What are four primary
socialization agents? What is anticipatory socialization? What percent of households have
TVs, telephones, and how much TV do people watch on average? What stage of the life course
is characterized by inconsistencies in socialization? What segment of the US population is
the fastest growing? What are the differences between gerontocracy and ageism? Which age
group is the most likely to be poor? Describe the different stages people pass through
before they die? What is a cohort? What are the two parts associated with the
resocialization process? How can sociology contribute to freeing us?