CHAPTER 13 – Families and AgingFill in the BlankSelect the missing terms from each section and place them in the correct blank space.Section 1Boomerang generation Care Committed Egalitarian Emotional EndogamyExogamy Extended Incest tabooLanguage Marriage Marriage marketMatriarchal Matrilocal MonogamyNeolocal Norms NuclearPatriarchal Patrilocal PolygamyReproduction Serial monogamy ValuesA family is an intimate group consisting of two or more people who: (1) live together in a ______ relationship, (2) ______ for one another and any children, and (3) share close ______ ties and functions. Every society has ______ regarding who may engage in sexual relations, with whom, and under what circumstances. One of the oldest rules that regulate sexual behavior is the ______, a set of cultural norms and laws that forbid sexual intercourse between close blood relatives. The family also replenishes a country’s population through ______. The family socializes children so that they acquire ______; absorb the accumulated knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and ______ of their culture.One universal family pattern is ______, a socially approved mating relationship that people expect to bestable and enduring, is also universal. When we pick a mate from within our own group (race, ethnicity, social class, etc.), we are practicing ______ (or homogamy). ______ (or heterogamy) is the practice ofselecting mates from outside one’s group. In Western societies, the typical family form is a ______ family (married parents and their biological oradopted children). In much of the world, however, the most common family form is the extended family(parents and children as well as other kin). In a ______ residence pattern, newly married couples live with the husband’s family (the most common pattern around the world). In a ______ residence pattern, they live with the wife’s family. In a ______ residence pattern, the newly married couple sets up its own residence (the most common pattern in industrialized societies). A recent phenomenon is the ______, young adults (especially men) who move back into their parents’ home after living independently for a while.Within different family systems, power over cultural, political, and economic resources is distributed differently. Within a ______ family system, the oldest females hold this power. Within a ______ family system the oldest men hold the power. In an ______ family system, both partners share power and authority fairly equally.A ______ is the courtship process in which prospective spouses compare the assets and liabilities of eligible partners and choose the best available mate. The most common marriage pattern is ______, where one person is married exclusively to another person. Where divorce and remarriage rates are high,as in the United States, people are engaging in ______. ______ is a form of marriage in which a man or woman has two or more spouses.CHAPTER 13 – Families and AgingFill in the BlankSelect the missing terms from each section and place them in the correct blank space.Section 2Child care Cohabitation CollegeDemographic Divorce EarlyEconomy Education Escape routeHigher Increased InterpersonalLonger Macro-level Micro-levelNo-fault Professional careers StabilityStepfamily Technological Well-paidCouples of all ages experience ______, the legal dissolution of a marriage. The U.S. divorce rate rose steadily during the twentieth century, peaked in the early 1980s, and then started dropping. There are many ______ reasons for divorce. Divorce is easier than in the past because of ______ divorce and ______ advances, such as the Internet. On a macro-level, the ______ also affects divorce rates. The recession that began in 2007 has probably increased marital ______ because of the economic security of two incomes. On the other hand, high levels of credit card debt, job losses, and foreclosures can lead to more fighting, interpersonal unhappiness,conflict, and divorce. ______ variables also help explain divorce rates. Marrying at an ______ age—especially under 18—is one of the strongest predictors of divorce. People with a ______ degree are less likely to divorce thanthose with only a high school education.There are also ______ reasons for divorce, like infidelity, conflict and communication problems. The major positive outcome of divorce is that it provides an ______ for people in miserable marriages. Through remarriage, many couples form a ______.The number of single (including divorced, widowed, and never married) Americans ______ between 1970 and 2008, but at least 90 percent will marry at least once during their lifetime. Like divorce rates, demographic factors also help explain the large number of single people. More ______ often means more income, and more income reduces financial barriers to marriage. ______ variables have also increased the number of single people. Many women advance their ______ before marrying and having children. For men, the ______ blue-collar jobs that once enabledhigh school graduates to support families are mostly gone. Such factors delay marriage and encourage ______, an arrangement in which two unrelated people are not married but live together and have a sexual relationship. Generally, couples who live together before marriage have ______ divorce rates than those who don’t live together before marriage. In ______, both partners are employed outside the home. Employed mothers shoulder twice as much ______ and housework as their spouses, but employed fathers often work much ______ hours than do
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