Sociology

Earning a living and maintaining a household are part of the ________ dimension of marriage.

According to Murdock, 75% of the world's societies (but not 75% of the world's population) appear to accept ________ as a form of marriage.

Your textbook defines a/an ________ as two or more people related by blood, adoption or marriage (legally or otherwise), and who reside together.

________ is defined as one woman married to two or more men.

The ________ is a feature of families that is almost uniform across societies.

A family organization in which the primary emphasis is on the biological link rather than on the spousal relationship is referred to as a/an ________ family.

Among the Nayar in Southern India, married women could receive any of the men of the neighbourhood group as ________.

In the ________ view, long-term changes in the family are related to societal changes, especially changes in economic structures.

In non-industrial societies individuals obtained much of their emotional gratification through religion and community. Using Durkheim's terminology, these societies were held together by ________ solidarity.

The ________ standard regards sex as a physical expression of love and sees premarital sex as acceptable when love or strong affection is present.

As a premarital sexual standard, the ________ standard grants men premarital sexual license, but expects premarital virginity of women.

The ________ refers to the fact that in a marriage, a younger partner (usually a wife) has less experience with responsibility and leadership roles, and is likely to have achieved less in economic or career terms, as compared to the older partner.

The traditionally higher fertility rate in Quebec decreased in the 1960s due to the weakening influence of the ________ church.

It is much easier for a woman to get out of an unhappy marriage if she is ________.

Until 1968, ________ was the only ground for divorce in Canada.

Expressive exchanges represent the ________ dimension of marriage.

According to the definition in your text, to be considered a family, a social unit must:

Polygyny and polyandry are critically different in what respect?

Polygyny means:

In a/an ________ family there are children from a prior marriage of one of the spouses.