41.In the maternalistic authority pattern, authority is vested in:
a.the female.
b.the oldest spouse.
c.grandparents.
d.the consensual family.
42.Janice controls all of the money and makes all of the decisions in her family. Her behavior is:
a.communal.
b.maternalistic.
c.polygynous.
d.consensual.
43.In egalitarian relationships:
a.women are concubines.
b.economic survival is more important than affection.
c.power is equally divided between both spouses.
d.monogamy is devalued.
44.When an important issue arises in their household, James and Yolanda talk about it and make a joint decision. This is an example of:
a.communalism.
b.egalitarianism.
c.depth.
d.patchwork.
45.The term used to describe two or more nuclear families who share a common spouse is:
a.extended family.
b.tribal family.
c.composite family.
d.consensual family.
46.Group marriage occurs when:
a.an extra female sexual partner is recognized as a member of the household.
b.two or more men are collectively married to two or more women simultaneously.
c.many families live in close proximity as a larger clan.
d.two or more nuclear families share a common spouse.
47.Couples who live together in intimate relationships outside of legal marriage are involved in:
a.polyandry.
b.a concubine relationship.
c.cohabitation.
d.polygyny.
48.After Robert convinced her that he loved her, Joan moved out of her apartment and moved in with him. They plan to get married when they graduate from the university. The term a sociologist would use to describe this arrangement is:
a.concubine
b.cohabitation
c.nuclear family
d.composite family
49.The reasons for America's remarkable tolerance of multiple forms of intimate relationships are mainly:
a.philosophical.
b.economic.
c.social.
d.psychological.
50.Today, family structure in America is flexible and private. The same is not true in China, where:
a.the government emphasizes the need for romantic love.
b.the major functions of society are carried out by the family.
c.the communist economic system is maintained in the family.
d.the government enforces a quota of one child per family in urban areas.