Rachel works for a social service agency that helps at-risk families. Her agency's focus is the role each family member plays and on each relationship with the family
The agency looks at parent-child, parent-parent, and child-child relationships and the rules involved in those relationships. Which theory does Rachel's agency follow? a) Family systems theory
b) Developmental theory
c) Symbolic interaction theory
d) Social exchange theory
a
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The median age at which men marry today is older than it was in the 1950s
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When a woman is married to more than one man (e.g., one woman, several husbands), this is termed
A. polygyny. B. polyandry. C. covenant marriage. D. none of these.
Current statistics and expected trends in marriage, divorce, and widowhood indicate the proportion of
a. married older women will increase. b. divorced older women will increase. c. widowed older women will increase. d. older men available for remarriage will increase.
Many sociologists use the ________ theoretical approach not just to understand society but also to try to bring about societal change that would reduce inequality.
a. social exchange b. social-conflict c. structural-functional d. symbolic-interaction