Question 1

Feminist theories ...

Accepted Answer

A) Seek to understand the gendered nature of virtually all social relations,institutions and processes. 
B) Seek to understand how gender is related to social inequities,strains and contradictions. 
C) See gender relations as the product of sociocultural and historical forces created by humans and can be changed. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Seek to understand the gendered nature of virtually all social relations,institutions and processes. 
B) Seek to understand how gender is related to social inequities,strains and contradictions. 
C) See gender relations as the product of sociocultural and historical forces created by humans and can be changed. 
D) All of the above.

Question 2

The micro level of family sociology focuses on

Accepted Answer

A) the family life of individual families. 
B) individual family members in face-to-face relationships. 
C) social structure including social institutions. 
D) Both A and B. 
A) the family life of individual families. 
B) individual family members in face-to-face relationships. 
C) social structure including social institutions. 
D) Both A and B.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of the macro level affecting the micro level of family experience?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents concerned about the lack of childcare in the community go to City Council to ask that city to open up a daycare center. 
B) A women's organization raises funds to open a shelter for battered women. 
C) Teacher's agree to hold conference after 5:00 PM so that parents who work can become more involved in their children's education. 
D) A fall in the stock market results in bankruptcy of several banks in Ohio,causing families of unemployed workers to move to another state. 
A) Parents concerned about the lack of childcare in the community go to City Council to ask that city to open up a daycare center. 
B) A women's organization raises funds to open a shelter for battered women. 
C) Teacher's agree to hold conference after 5:00 PM so that parents who work can become more involved in their children's education. 
D) A fall in the stock market results in bankruptcy of several banks in Ohio,causing families of unemployed workers to move to another state.

Question 4

Structural functionalists believe that a system works best when the elements functionally serve the system.They think that a family works best when …

Accepted Answer

A) a husband focuses on instrumental functions and a wife focuses on expressive functions. 
B) a husband focuses on expressive functions and a wife focuses on instrumental functions. 
C) the husband and wife both work outside the home for wages. 
D) the husband and wife share home care and child care functions. 
A) a husband focuses on instrumental functions and a wife focuses on expressive functions. 
B) a husband focuses on expressive functions and a wife focuses on instrumental functions. 
C) the husband and wife both work outside the home for wages. 
D) the husband and wife share home care and child care functions.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of the micro level of social experience?

Accepted Answer

A) An unmarried couple discussing whether to have sex. 
B) A labor market in which many jobs are occupied predominantly by men. 
C) Laws that designate a minimum wage. 
D) Church doctrine about the accepted text for marriage ceremonies. 
A) An unmarried couple discussing whether to have sex. 
B) A labor market in which many jobs are occupied predominantly by men. 
C) Laws that designate a minimum wage. 
D) Church doctrine about the accepted text for marriage ceremonies.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of the macro level of social experience?

Accepted Answer

A) A husband telling his wife that we wants a divorce 
B) A teacher telling her students about her childhood 
C) Laws that prohibit marriage between people of the same sex 
D) A sister and a brother arguing about who should do the dishes. 
A) A husband telling his wife that we wants a divorce 
B) A teacher telling her students about her childhood 
C) Laws that prohibit marriage between people of the same sex 
D) A sister and a brother arguing about who should do the dishes.

Question 7

The U.S.Bureau of the Census identifies households as "family" or "nonfamily" households.Aulette suggests that this distinction may hide familial relationships because "non-family" households include

Accepted Answer

A) women or men who live alone. 
B) gay or lesbian couples who are not allowed to marry. 
C) unmarried heterosexual couples who are cohabiting. 
D) B and C above. 
A) women or men who live alone. 
B) gay or lesbian couples who are not allowed to marry. 
C) unmarried heterosexual couples who are cohabiting. 
D) B and C above.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of the micro level affecting the macro level?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporations layoff workers to move operations to other countries to take advantage of tax policies and/or avoid environmental and worker protection laws.The unemployed workers postpone marriage or having children until they get another good job. 
B) The state changes marriage laws to allow gay people to marry. 
C) Parents unable to get affordable health insurance send letters with pictures of their ill children to representatives in Washington DC to ask for a public option for health coverage. 
D) The U.S.declare war and sends thousands of troops overseas,causing many soldiers to speed up marriage plans before they are shipped out. 
A) Corporations layoff workers to move operations to other countries to take advantage of tax policies and/or avoid environmental and worker protection laws.The unemployed workers postpone marriage or having children until they get another good job. 
B) The state changes marriage laws to allow gay people to marry. 
C) Parents unable to get affordable health insurance send letters with pictures of their ill children to representatives in Washington DC to ask for a public option for health coverage. 
D) The U.S.declare war and sends thousands of troops overseas,causing many soldiers to speed up marriage plans before they are shipped out.

Feminist theories ...

The micro level of family sociology focuses on

Which of the following is an example of the macro level affecting the micro level of family experience?

Structural functionalists believe that a system works best when the elements functionally serve the system.They think that a family works best when …

Which of the following is an example of the micro level of social experience?

Which of the following is an example of the macro level of social experience?

The U.S.Bureau of the Census identifies households as "family" or "nonfamily" households.Aulette suggests that this distinction may hide familial relationships because "non-family" households include

Which of the following is an example of the micro level affecting the macro level?

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

Work and Family

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

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

Feminist theories ...

The micro level of family sociology focuses on

Which of the following is an example of the macro level affecting the micro level of family experience?

Structural functionalists believe that a system works best when the elements functionally serve the system.They think that a family works best when …

Which of the following is an example of the micro level of social experience?

Which of the following is an example of the macro level of social experience?

The U.S.Bureau of the Census identifies households as "family" or "nonfamily" households.Aulette suggests that this distinction may hide familial relationships because "non-family" households include

Which of the following is an example of the micro level affecting the macro level?

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

Work and Family

Housework

Love and Sex

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

Filters