Across
- 3. small numbers of individuals whereby the interaction is intimate and informal.
- 4. “wild, not domesticated” children thought to have been reared by animals.
- 6. a group marriage in which each member of the group is “married” to the others.
- 7. the nuclear family or parts of it plus other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
- 9. a group of two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- 10. a family created when two individuals marry and at least one of them brings a child or children from a previous relationship or marriage. Also referred to as a stepfamily.
- 12. established and enduring patterns of social relationships (e.g. the family).
- 14. the family a person begins typically by getting married and having children.
- 18. a pair-bonded relationship given legal significance in terms of rights and privileges.
- 19. a heterosexual cohabiting couple presenting themselves as married.
- 22. type of marriage involving one husband and two or more wives.
- 24. also known as the family of origin, the family into which a person is born.
- 26. the stages and process of how families change over time.
- 27. emphasizes how marriage and family contribute to society.
- 28. consists of you, your parents, and your siblings or you, your spouse, and your children.
- 30. value that decisions are made in reference to what is best for the family.
- 31. type of marriage in which one wife has two or more husbands.
- 32. a generic term for marriage involving more than two spouses.
- 34. children of the baby boomers (typically born between 1979 and 1984).
- 35. views interaction and choices in terms of cost and profit.
- 36. the view that individuals in relationships compete for valuable resources.
- 37. marriages in which females as young as 8 to 12 are required by their parents to marry an older man.
Down
- 1. when compared to being single, married persons are healthier, happier, live longer, less drug use, etc.
- 2. a family in which the members live in two households.
- 5. stages that identify the various developmental tasks family members face across time.
- 8. norms which give social approval to men who seek out younger, less educated, less financially secure women and vice versa.
- 11. individuals rationally weigh the rewards and costs associated with behavioral choices.
- 13. views each member of the family as part of a system and the family as a unit that develops norms of interaction.
- 15. the influence of social structure and culture on interpersonal decisions.
- 16. views marriages and families as symbolic worlds in which the various members give meaning to each other’s behavior.
- 17. a set of interrelated principles designed to explain a particular phenomenon.
- 20. a legal relationship that binds a couple together for the reproduction, physical care, and socialization of children.
- 21. making decisions that serve the individual’s rather than the family’s interests.
- 23. pattern in which one regards group values and goals as more important than one’s own values and goals.
- 25. relationships in which cohabitating individuals are given some kind of official recognition by a city or corporation so as to receive partner benefits (for example, health insurance).
- 27. groups in which the interaction is impersonal and formal.
- 29. views marriage and family as contexts of inequality and oppression for women.
- 33. a suggested explanation for a phenomenon.