Anthony Giddens • Sociology 5th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Families and Intimate Relationships

  1. What term describes ties between individuals established through marriage or blood?


  2. Which term describes a society in which women can marry more than one husband at a time but men may marry only one wife at a time?


  3. Approximately how long on average did a Victorian marriage last?


  4. Which term describes marriage patterns in contemporary Britain?


  5. Which term describes societies where the family name and the inheritance of property passes down the male line?


  6. In contemporary Britain, which ethnic group has the lowest proportion of one-parent families?


  7. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the rising divorce rate in the West?


  8. Which term describes families in which at least one adult has children from a previous marriage or relationship?


  9. According to Weeks et al., which ONE of the following is a characteristic of gay and lesbian partnerships?


  10. In 1971 in England and Wales, what was the average age at first marriage for women?


  11. In 2001 in England and Wales, what was the average age at first marriage for men?


  12. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic in Giddens's account in Transformations of Intimacy of intimate relationships in post-traditional societies?