In West marriage appears to be in decline because________________?

A. The proportion of people living alone has fallen to 29%
B. Many people are cohabiting in long term relationships
C. The upward curve of remarriages compensates for the drop in first marriages
D. All of the above

It is difficult to ascertain the true extent of domestic violence because___________?

A. There is a large dark figure of unreported incidents
B. The changing definitions of legal categories have made it harder to convict offenders
C. Researchers are not allowed access to official statistics
D. There is no valid or reliable way of researching such a sensitive topic

The application of rules and regulations in an unimaginative and mechanical fashion refers to_____________?

A. The iron law of oligarchy
B. Parkinson’s law
C. The peter principle
D. Trained incapacity

Women have been excluded from the public sphere because_____________?

A. Industrial capitalism separated the middle-class home from the workplace
B. Those who enter paid employments have been sidelined into particular fields
C. It is difficult to succeed in malestream politics without compromising their femininity
D. All of the above

Ethnic identity refers to______________?

A. The objective categories of ethnicity used in the census
B. A felt sense of group of group membership on basis of religion language or history
C. The imposition of a racial label on a minority by a powerful majority
D. The fragmented and pluralistic nature of ethnicity

A large kinship group whose members inhibit one geographical area and believe that they are descendent from a common ancestor is known as a_______________?

A. Clan
B. Tribe
C. Kin group
D. Class

A group with which we identify and to which we belong is called a(n) ?

A. In-group
B. Reference group
C. Secondary group
D. Relationship

Through association with people who are meaningful to us we achieve a sense of security love acceptance companionship and personal worth This is a(n) ?

A. Anticipatory bond
B. Expressive tie
C. Family tie
D. Instrumental bond

Which of the following is NOT a function of a primary group ?

A. Socialization
B. Meeting important personal needs
C. Social control
D. Accomplishing a specific practical purpose

Which of the following statements is true of reference groups ?

A. They are membership groups
B. They provide comparative but not normative functions
C. Those which do not match membership groups may create feelings of relative deprivation
D. They are groups to which we refer in our conversations