Exam 1: How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century

Which of the following political perspectives takes the position that the practical and economic context in which families exist is more important than "family values"?

Which of the following is an example of the type of question sociologists ask when they are looking at how the micro-level affects the macro level?

Structural functionalists believe that families are functional when

The myth of the monolithic family sometimes includes the belief that families have not changed historically.Viviana Zelizer (cited by Aulette)provides an example of the value of children in the late 1800's and today.In cases of wrongful death of young children,she found that courts awarded

The United States Department of the Census defines a family household as one in which inhabitants

According to Aulette,politics is the expression and organization of

The Second Wave Women's Movement

Aulette cites Stephanie Coontz who criticizes both the conservative and liberal positions.Which of the following is/are her criticisms of the conservative position?

C.Wright Mills,an important American sociologist cited by Aulette,named the ability to bridge the gap between society and the individual social experience

Which of the following positions reflects the conservative position?

Aulette refers to the 19th century struggle for women's right to vote as the

Which of the following political views takes the position that the family is the most important social institution,"the fundamental building block and basic unit of our society?"

In her famous book about white,middle-class housewives titled The Feminine Mystique,Betty Friedan asserted that

Aulette says that we need to identify goals for reconstructing families and societies in ways that provide for loving,egalitarian communities.She also asserts,however,that we need to be careful not to maintain or create relationships that place some people at a disadvantage.She cites Michele Hoffnung on the dilemma between advocating for individual freedom and equality and for societies that are nurturant and collectively run.Which of the following is the position asserted by Hoffnung?

Which of the following is true?

C.Wright Mills,an important American sociologist,called individuals' lives __________,and used the term,________,for the "lives" of societies.

Sociologists take the position that although it is true that individuals make choices,they make them

Religious people and organizations have been active in their involvement in the political arena over family issues.Their positions are similar to that of

The sociological theory of structural functionalism

Which of the following social movements was/were critical of the structural functionalist positions on family?