Question 1

The problem of fistulas is related to

Accepted Answer

A) rapid industrialization in Southeast Asia. 
B) patriarchy in healthcare. 
C) patterns of kinship and descent. 
D) the practice of exogamy. 
A) rapid industrialization in Southeast Asia. 
B) patriarchy in healthcare. 
C) patterns of kinship and descent. 
D) the practice of exogamy. B

Question 2

Maria and Pablo have been dating only a few months when they realize they are first cousins.What will prevent them from marrying?

Accepted Answer

A) Gesellschaft 
B) Achieved status 
C) Role 
D) Incest taboo 
A) Gesellschaft 
B) Achieved status 
C) Role 
D) Incest taboo D

Question 3

According to World Systems Theory,what do core countries like the United States and Japan do to poorer countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Manipulate for profit 
B) Increase wealth 
C) Undermine traditions 
D) Conserve the environment 
A) Manipulate for profit 
B) Increase wealth 
C) Undermine traditions 
D) Conserve the environment A

Question 4

In the opening vignette,sociologist Charles Hirschman and Nguyen Huu Minh's research suggests

Accepted Answer

A) cultural preference is easily destroyed by modernization. 
B) modernization reduces the mutual benefits of joint living. 
C) modernization has no effect on family life. 
D) cultural preference remains strong even with modernization. 
A) cultural preference is easily destroyed by modernization. 
B) modernization reduces the mutual benefits of joint living. 
C) modernization has no effect on family life. 
D) cultural preference remains strong even with modernization.

Question 5

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Accepted Answer

A) Career 
B) Education 
C) Race 
D) Location 
A) Career 
B) Education 
C) Race 
D) Location

Question 6

Amanda is a student,an employee,and a mother.When the photographer takes her picture,she is sitting in her study group studying for the midterm.Which of the following is accurate? Amanda's ________ is a student and her ________ is studying.

Accepted Answer

A) status; role 
B) ascribed status; achieved status 
C) role; status 
D) achieved status; ascribed status 
A) status; role 
B) ascribed status; achieved status 
C) role; status 
D) achieved status; ascribed status

Question 7

If you were creating a society that allows for some control over reproduction for the sake of inheritance,which be the most effective strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) Monogamy 
B) Polyandry 
C) Polygamy 
D) Patrilocality 
A) Monogamy 
B) Polyandry 
C) Polygamy 
D) Patrilocality

Question 8

Sweden's child/family allowance demonstrates its support of

Accepted Answer

A) population control. 
B) traditional marriage. 
C) gender equality. 
D) patriarchy. 
A) population control. 
B) traditional marriage. 
C) gender equality. 
D) patriarchy.

Question 9

Haruki and Akira are newlyweds living in their native Japan and expecting their first child.If typical,how will their life be compared to a couple in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Haruki and Akira have a lower chance of divorce. 
B) Haruki and Akira have a more gender equal marriage. 
C) He will be a more involved father than an American father. 
D) She will be much younger than an American newlywed. 
A) Haruki and Akira have a lower chance of divorce. 
B) Haruki and Akira have a more gender equal marriage. 
C) He will be a more involved father than an American father. 
D) She will be much younger than an American newlywed.

Question 10

What is the fundamental value that underlies the sex imbalance in India?

Accepted Answer

A) There is competition with China over economic power. 
B) Women have recently been granted the right to initiate divorce. 
C) Patriarchy leads to disvaluing females. 
D) The country has made it easier for men to migrate elsewhere in search of work. 
A) There is competition with China over economic power. 
B) Women have recently been granted the right to initiate divorce. 
C) Patriarchy leads to disvaluing females. 
D) The country has made it easier for men to migrate elsewhere in search of work.

Question 11

Nguyen and Phuong live in their native Vietnam and were just married.As shown in the opening vignette,tradition would dictate that they live with

Accepted Answer

A) her parents. 
B) his parents. 
C) her brother. 
D) no one else. 
A) her parents. 
B) his parents. 
C) her brother. 
D) no one else.

Question 12

Sociologist William J.Goode used existing data from several regions of the world including sub-Saharan Africa,India,China,Japan,and several countries in the Middle East to examine how industrialization and modernization affected family patterns,including such issues as mate selection,kinship,marital relationships,and divorce.What did he conclude?

Accepted Answer

A) Mate selection becomes less free and more constrained. 
B) There is a shift away from extended families. 
C) Kinship evolves toward a matrilocal pattern. 
D) Families become less egalitarian. 
A) Mate selection becomes less free and more constrained. 
B) There is a shift away from extended families. 
C) Kinship evolves toward a matrilocal pattern. 
D) Families become less egalitarian.

Question 13

Xixi,a member of the !Kung San people,is now 20 years old and looking for a wife.What strategy will be most effective for him?

Accepted Answer

A) Ask his friends to introduce him to some single women 
B) Approach parents of a woman close to his age 
C) Move to the city and get a good job 
D) Impress others with his hunting skills 
A) Ask his friends to introduce him to some single women 
B) Approach parents of a woman close to his age 
C) Move to the city and get a good job 
D) Impress others with his hunting skills

Question 14

Which norm would you find the most openness to marriages outside one's own ethnic or social class division?

Accepted Answer

A) Exogamy 
B) Endogamy 
C) Polyandry 
D) Bilateral 
A) Exogamy 
B) Endogamy 
C) Polyandry 
D) Bilateral

Question 15

Rebecca is legally married to Dan,but Dan also has three other wives he married in a religious ceremony.Rebecca and Dan practice

Accepted Answer

A) polyandry. 
B) polygyny. 
C) patriarchy. 
D) patrilocal. 
A) polyandry. 
B) polygyny. 
C) patriarchy. 
D) patrilocal.

Question 16

German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies suggested that progressive loss of ________ is a result of industrialization and urbanization.

Accepted Answer

A) income 
B) independence 
C) intimacy 
D) integrity 
A) income 
B) independence 
C) intimacy 
D) integrity

Question 17

Which of the following describes how structural functionalism views marriage?

Accepted Answer

A) It symbolizes the types of culturally approved relationships 
B) It regulates behavior,roles,status,and inheritance. 
C) It illustrates the competition for mates,resources,and power. 
D) It serves to oppress women. 
A) It symbolizes the types of culturally approved relationships 
B) It regulates behavior,roles,status,and inheritance. 
C) It illustrates the competition for mates,resources,and power. 
D) It serves to oppress women.

Question 18

According to World System Theory,what results when wealthy countries bring employment to poor nations to benefit from low wages and other resources?

Accepted Answer

A) Fewer cash crops in the poor country 
B) More industrialization in the poor nation 
C) Less poverty in the poor nation 
D) More isolation of poor families in the poor country 
A) Fewer cash crops in the poor country 
B) More industrialization in the poor nation 
C) Less poverty in the poor nation 
D) More isolation of poor families in the poor country

Question 19

Julio is a teacher,and therefore stands in front of the classroom. His occupation is his ________,and where he therefore stands is his _________.

Accepted Answer

A) role; function 
B) function; status 
C) status; role 
D) function; behavior 
A) role; function 
B) function; status 
C) status; role 
D) function; behavior

Question 20

What do families in Nyinba,Tibet practice in order to thrive in their environment,which is agrarian,harsh,and poor?

Accepted Answer

A) Monogamy 
B) Polygyny 
C) Polyandry 
D) Patrilocality 
A) Monogamy 
B) Polygyny 
C) Polyandry 
D) Patrilocality

The problem of fistulas is related to

Maria and Pablo have been dating only a few months when they realize they are first cousins.What will prevent them from marrying?

According to World Systems Theory,what do core countries like the United States and Japan do to poorer countries?

In the opening vignette,sociologist Charles Hirschman and Nguyen Huu Minh's research suggests

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Amanda is a student,an employee,and a mother.When the photographer takes her picture,she is sitting in her study group studying for the midterm.Which of the following is accurate? Amanda's is a student and her is studying.

If you were creating a society that allows for some control over reproduction for the sake of inheritance,which be the most effective strategy?

Sweden's child/family allowance demonstrates its support of

Haruki and Akira are newlyweds living in their native Japan and expecting their first child.If typical,how will their life be compared to a couple in the United States?

What is the fundamental value that underlies the sex imbalance in India?

Nguyen and Phuong live in their native Vietnam and were just married.As shown in the opening vignette,tradition would dictate that they live with

Xixi,a member of the !Kung San people,is now 20 years old and looking for a wife.What strategy will be most effective for him?

Which norm would you find the most openness to marriages outside one's own ethnic or social class division?

Rebecca is legally married to Dan,but Dan also has three other wives he married in a religious ceremony.Rebecca and Dan practice

German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies suggested that progressive loss of ________ is a result of industrialization and urbanization.

Which of the following describes how structural functionalism views marriage?

According to World System Theory,what results when wealthy countries bring employment to poor nations to benefit from low wages and other resources?

Julio is a teacher,and therefore stands in front of the classroom. His occupation is his ,and where he therefore stands is his _.

What do families in Nyinba,Tibet practice in order to thrive in their environment,which is agrarian,harsh,and poor?

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout History

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 2: Families Throughout the World

The problem of fistulas is related to

Maria and Pablo have been dating only a few months when they realize they are first cousins.What will prevent them from marrying?

According to World Systems Theory,what do core countries like the United States and Japan do to poorer countries?

In the opening vignette,sociologist Charles Hirschman and Nguyen Huu Minh's research suggests

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Amanda is a student,an employee,and a mother.When the photographer takes her picture,she is sitting in her study group studying for the midterm.Which of the following is accurate? Amanda's ________ is a student and her ________ is studying.

If you were creating a society that allows for some control over reproduction for the sake of inheritance,which be the most effective strategy?

Sweden's child/family allowance demonstrates its support of

Haruki and Akira are newlyweds living in their native Japan and expecting their first child.If typical,how will their life be compared to a couple in the United States?

What is the fundamental value that underlies the sex imbalance in India?

Nguyen and Phuong live in their native Vietnam and were just married.As shown in the opening vignette,tradition would dictate that they live with

Xixi,a member of the !Kung San people,is now 20 years old and looking for a wife.What strategy will be most effective for him?

Which norm would you find the most openness to marriages outside one's own ethnic or social class division?

Rebecca is legally married to Dan,but Dan also has three other wives he married in a religious ceremony.Rebecca and Dan practice

German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies suggested that progressive loss of ________ is a result of industrialization and urbanization.

Which of the following describes how structural functionalism views marriage?

According to World System Theory,what results when wealthy countries bring employment to poor nations to benefit from low wages and other resources?

Julio is a teacher,and therefore stands in front of the classroom. His occupation is his ________,and where he therefore stands is his _________.

What do families in Nyinba,Tibet practice in order to thrive in their environment,which is agrarian,harsh,and poor?

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout History

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

Amanda is a student,an employee,and a mother.When the photographer takes her picture,she is sitting in her study group studying for the midterm.Which of the following is accurate? Amanda's is a student and her is studying.

Julio is a teacher,and therefore stands in front of the classroom. His occupation is his ,and where he therefore stands is his _.