Question 1

Which research method is likely to be the best one to piece together the history of family life.

Accepted Answer

A) Family experiments 
B) Participant observation 
C) Family reconstitution 
D) Focus group 
A) Family experiments 
B) Participant observation 
C) Family reconstitution 
D) Focus group C

Question 2

A key concern fueling the abolition movement in the early nineteenth century involved ideas about

Accepted Answer

A) crime. 
B) religion. 
C) family. 
D) gender. 
A) crime. 
B) religion. 
C) family. 
D) gender. C

Question 3

Max Weber suggested that in more complex societies

Accepted Answer

A) the division of labor becomes more specialized for increased efficiency. 
B) families take over many of the functions that were previously done by outsiders. 
C) the number of elderly begins to decline. 
D) the likelihood of suicide declines. 
A) the division of labor becomes more specialized for increased efficiency. 
B) families take over many of the functions that were previously done by outsiders. 
C) the number of elderly begins to decline. 
D) the likelihood of suicide declines. A

Question 4

Jose and Toni Ann have been married for 18 years.Jose is the head of the house in their Mexican American family.They are very protective of their teenage girls,but give their teenage boys more freedom and leeway.Their family demonstrates the long tradition of ________ in the Mexican American community.

Accepted Answer

A) compadres 
B) chauvinism 
C) familism 
D) machismo 
A) compadres 
B) chauvinism 
C) familism 
D) machismo

Question 5

Choosing compadres for their children demonstrates Mexican Americans focus on

Accepted Answer

A) gender equality. 
B) individualism. 
C) matriarchy. 
D) extended family. 
A) gender equality. 
B) individualism. 
C) matriarchy. 
D) extended family.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about industrialization is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Immigrants came to the United States from all over the world,but especially from Europe. 
B) Industrialization transformed an economy from a system-based on small family-based agriculture to one of large industrial capital. 
C) Most jobs were not categorized and separated by sex because all labor was needed for all jobs. 
D) During the early part of the Industrial Revolution,families were often separated because men moved to urban areas in search of work,leaving the rest of the family behind. 
A) Immigrants came to the United States from all over the world,but especially from Europe. 
B) Industrialization transformed an economy from a system-based on small family-based agriculture to one of large industrial capital. 
C) Most jobs were not categorized and separated by sex because all labor was needed for all jobs. 
D) During the early part of the Industrial Revolution,families were often separated because men moved to urban areas in search of work,leaving the rest of the family behind.

Question 7

About 7,000-10,000 years ago,humans discovered the advantages of staying in one place to plant and cultivate crops to supplement the food obtained by hunting and gathering.About 3,000 years ago,humans began to use animals to pull plows.These advances brought what significant change?

Accepted Answer

A) Social inequality decreased 
B) Group size decreased 
C) Kinship lineages became important 
D) Families were more social with one another and there was less isolation 
A) Social inequality decreased 
B) Group size decreased 
C) Kinship lineages became important 
D) Families were more social with one another and there was less isolation

Question 8

Kua,a sociology professor,has assigned students the task of interviewing their living family members to obtain a complete history of significant family events.Dr.Kua has assigned a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) family reconstitution. 
B) ethnography. 
C) aggregate register. 
D) familography. 
A) family reconstitution. 
B) ethnography. 
C) aggregate register. 
D) familography.

Question 9

Families in early Europe engaged in the practice of leaving property and wealth only to the eldest son. This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) primogeniture. 
B) ethnography. 
C) patrician. 
D) family subsistence. 
A) primogeniture. 
B) ethnography. 
C) patrician. 
D) family subsistence.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about slavery in the United States is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The first Africans brought over to the United States were enslaved for a specified amount of time,and then were "free" and able to marry and purchase their own land. 
B) By 1680,the slave trade was well under way,with over 1.2 million Africans enslaved and brought to the United States. 
C) Slave owners did not consider marriage to be important for enslaved people; owners discouraged slave marriages. 
D) Prior to the Civil War,there were approximately 50,000 free African Americans in the North,and they were allowed to vote,attend integrated schools and churches,and hold any job,but this was not the case for free African Americans in the South. 
A) The first Africans brought over to the United States were enslaved for a specified amount of time,and then were "free" and able to marry and purchase their own land. 
B) By 1680,the slave trade was well under way,with over 1.2 million Africans enslaved and brought to the United States. 
C) Slave owners did not consider marriage to be important for enslaved people; owners discouraged slave marriages. 
D) Prior to the Civil War,there were approximately 50,000 free African Americans in the North,and they were allowed to vote,attend integrated schools and churches,and hold any job,but this was not the case for free African Americans in the South.

Question 11

Compared to parents today,parents in colonial America were relatively strict and emotionally distant.What factor best accounts for this?

Accepted Answer

A) Infant and child mortality rates were very high. 
B) Families were more religious than they are today. 
C) There was a surplus of women in Colonial America. 
D) It was common for husbands or wives to marry two or three times because of high death rates. 
A) Infant and child mortality rates were very high. 
B) Families were more religious than they are today. 
C) There was a surplus of women in Colonial America. 
D) It was common for husbands or wives to marry two or three times because of high death rates.

Question 12

Family life changed considerably in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries because of two critical factors: industrialization and

Accepted Answer

A) slavery. 
B) immigration. 
C) arranged marriage. 
D) familism. 
A) slavery. 
B) immigration. 
C) arranged marriage. 
D) familism.

Question 13

Tim firmly believes his wife should stay home and care for the children rather than work outside the home.He feels it is his job to work and bring home the income.Tim believes in

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination. 
B) primogeniture. 
C) separate spheres. 
D) declaration of sentiment. 
A) discrimination. 
B) primogeniture. 
C) separate spheres. 
D) declaration of sentiment.

Question 14

Among the Romans,a landowner at the top of the stratification system was called a/an

Accepted Answer

A) primogeniture. 
B) bundlers. 
C) patrician. 
D) empire. 
A) primogeniture. 
B) bundlers. 
C) patrician. 
D) empire.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about early Native American societies is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Most Native Americans lived in tribal societies based on lineages,and these ranged from hunting-gathering groups to larger groups using sophisticated horticultural methods. 
B) Young women may have married soon after reaching puberty,around ages 12-15,whereas young men were several years older. 
C) When European settlers arrived,there were nearly18 million natives with diverse customs,speaking about 300 different languages. 
D) About one-third of the tribes were matriarchies. 
A) Most Native Americans lived in tribal societies based on lineages,and these ranged from hunting-gathering groups to larger groups using sophisticated horticultural methods. 
B) Young women may have married soon after reaching puberty,around ages 12-15,whereas young men were several years older. 
C) When European settlers arrived,there were nearly18 million natives with diverse customs,speaking about 300 different languages. 
D) About one-third of the tribes were matriarchies.

Question 16

Which of the following fits the idea of companionate family?

Accepted Answer

A) Marrying for love 
B) Marrying for money 
C) Arranged marriage 
D) Kinship marriage 
A) Marrying for love 
B) Marrying for money 
C) Arranged marriage 
D) Kinship marriage

Question 17

In most of human history,most people lived in societies with subsistence economies. Which of the following characterize a subsistence economy?

Accepted Answer

A) There was a small surplus of food and other resources,and it was generally given to the men. 
B) There was a small surplus of food and other resources,and it was generally given to the women. 
C) There was a small surplus of food and other resources,and it was generally given to the elderly. 
D) There was no surplus of food or other resources. 
A) There was a small surplus of food and other resources,and it was generally given to the men. 
B) There was a small surplus of food and other resources,and it was generally given to the women. 
C) There was a small surplus of food and other resources,and it was generally given to the elderly. 
D) There was no surplus of food or other resources.

Question 18

Susan B.Anthony is famous primarily for

Accepted Answer

A) helping women get the right to vote. 
B) helping slaves become free. 
C) encouraging laws against immigration. 
D) writing the book,The Jungle,which exposed dangerous conditions in the meat packing industry. 
A) helping women get the right to vote. 
B) helping slaves become free. 
C) encouraging laws against immigration. 
D) writing the book,The Jungle,which exposed dangerous conditions in the meat packing industry.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about immigration is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Data on the birth origin of the U.S.population were first collected in the 1790 Census.That year,there were 6.8 million immigrants in the United States,which represented almost 20% of the total population. 
B) While earlier waves of immigrants came primarily from Europe,today's immigrants come disproportionately from Mexico,Central America,and Asia. 
C) The vast majority of immigrants have come to the United States legally. 
D) Overall,most scholars believe that illegal immigration is a drain on the U.S.economy because they take jobs away from native-born residents and do not pay taxes. 
A) Data on the birth origin of the U.S.population were first collected in the 1790 Census.That year,there were 6.8 million immigrants in the United States,which represented almost 20% of the total population. 
B) While earlier waves of immigrants came primarily from Europe,today's immigrants come disproportionately from Mexico,Central America,and Asia. 
C) The vast majority of immigrants have come to the United States legally. 
D) Overall,most scholars believe that illegal immigration is a drain on the U.S.economy because they take jobs away from native-born residents and do not pay taxes.

Question 20

What was the consequence of World War II on marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) The age of marriage dipped considerably. 
B) Fewer people got married. 
C) Divorce rates rose considerably. 
D) Fewer married women worked. 
A) The age of marriage dipped considerably. 
B) Fewer people got married. 
C) Divorce rates rose considerably. 
D) Fewer married women worked.

Which research method is likely to be the best one to piece together the history of family life.

A key concern fueling the abolition movement in the early nineteenth century involved ideas about

Max Weber suggested that in more complex societies

Choosing compadres for their children demonstrates Mexican Americans focus on

Which of the following statements about industrialization is FALSE?

About 7,000-10,000 years ago,humans discovered the advantages of staying in one place to plant and cultivate crops to supplement the food obtained by hunting and gathering.About 3,000 years ago,humans began to use animals to pull plows.These advances brought what significant change?

Kua,a sociology professor,has assigned students the task of interviewing their living family members to obtain a complete history of significant family events.Dr.Kua has assigned a(n)

Families in early Europe engaged in the practice of leaving property and wealth only to the eldest son. This is known as

Which of the following statements about slavery in the United States is TRUE?

Compared to parents today,parents in colonial America were relatively strict and emotionally distant.What factor best accounts for this?

Family life changed considerably in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries because of two critical factors: industrialization and

Tim firmly believes his wife should stay home and care for the children rather than work outside the home.He feels it is his job to work and bring home the income.Tim believes in

Among the Romans,a landowner at the top of the stratification system was called a/an

Which of the following statements about early Native American societies is FALSE?

Which of the following fits the idea of companionate family?

In most of human history,most people lived in societies with subsistence economies. Which of the following characterize a subsistence economy?

Susan B.Anthony is famous primarily for

Which of the following statements about immigration is TRUE?

What was the consequence of World War II on marriage?

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout the World

Sex, gender, and Families

Social Stratification, social Class, and Families

Race,ethnicity,and Families

Courtship,intimacy,and Partnering

Marriage As a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce, repartnering, and Remarriage

Summing up Families and the Sociological Imagination

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Exam 3: Families Throughout History

Which research method is likely to be the best one to piece together the history of family life.

A key concern fueling the abolition movement in the early nineteenth century involved ideas about

Max Weber suggested that in more complex societies

Choosing compadres for their children demonstrates Mexican Americans focus on

Which of the following statements about industrialization is FALSE?

About 7,000-10,000 years ago,humans discovered the advantages of staying in one place to plant and cultivate crops to supplement the food obtained by hunting and gathering.About 3,000 years ago,humans began to use animals to pull plows.These advances brought what significant change?

Kua,a sociology professor,has assigned students the task of interviewing their living family members to obtain a complete history of significant family events.Dr.Kua has assigned a(n)

Families in early Europe engaged in the practice of leaving property and wealth only to the eldest son. This is known as

Which of the following statements about slavery in the United States is TRUE?

Compared to parents today,parents in colonial America were relatively strict and emotionally distant.What factor best accounts for this?

Family life changed considerably in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries because of two critical factors: industrialization and

Tim firmly believes his wife should stay home and care for the children rather than work outside the home.He feels it is his job to work and bring home the income.Tim believes in

Among the Romans,a landowner at the top of the stratification system was called a/an

Which of the following statements about early Native American societies is FALSE?

Which of the following fits the idea of companionate family?

In most of human history,most people lived in societies with subsistence economies. Which of the following characterize a subsistence economy?

Susan B.Anthony is famous primarily for

Which of the following statements about immigration is TRUE?

What was the consequence of World War II on marriage?

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout the World

Sex, gender, and Families

Social Stratification, social Class, and Families

Race,ethnicity,and Families

Courtship,intimacy,and Partnering

Marriage As a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce, repartnering, and Remarriage

Summing up Families and the Sociological Imagination

Filters