Question 1

Which of the statements below best characterizes Asian American families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian American family and friend networks often pool money to help their members start a business or buy a house. 
B)  The median family income for Asian Americans is lower than most other racial groups. 
C)  Asians are more likely than other racial groups to marry within their race. 
D)  Compared to other races,Asian Americans have high levels of divorce. 
A)  Asian American family and friend networks often pool money to help their members start a business or buy a house. 
B)  The median family income for Asian Americans is lower than most other racial groups. 
C)  Asians are more likely than other racial groups to marry within their race. 
D)  Compared to other races,Asian Americans have high levels of divorce.

Question 2

It was common in Ladakhi society for brothers to share one wife.This type of marriage is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  monogamy. 
B)  polygyny. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  hypergamy. 
A)  monogamy. 
B)  polygyny. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  hypergamy.

Question 3

Which general perspective has been most concerned with the domestic division of labor,unequal power relationships,and caring activities in the family?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism 
B)  Marxism 
C)  feminism 
D)  symbolic interactionism 
A)  functionalism 
B)  Marxism 
C)  feminism 
D)  symbolic interactionism

Question 4

Asian American families historically have been characterized by an interdependence among members of the extended family.Some sociologists attribute this to

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural beliefs related to filial piety that exist in Asian American families. 
B)  the prevalence of hypergamy in Asian American families. 
C)  the prevalence of skip-generation households in Asian American families. 
D)  the "tangle of pathology" that exists among Asian American families. 
A)  cultural beliefs related to filial piety that exist in Asian American families. 
B)  the prevalence of hypergamy in Asian American families. 
C)  the prevalence of skip-generation households in Asian American families. 
D)  the "tangle of pathology" that exists among Asian American families.

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning black and white families is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks have lower rates of childbearing outside of marriage than whites. 
B)  Blacks are less likely ever to marry than whites. 
C)  Blacks are more likely to marry after having a nonmarital birth than whites. 
D)  Black families with children are less likely than white families with children to be female headed. 
A)  Blacks have lower rates of childbearing outside of marriage than whites. 
B)  Blacks are less likely ever to marry than whites. 
C)  Blacks are more likely to marry after having a nonmarital birth than whites. 
D)  Black families with children are less likely than white families with children to be female headed.

Question 6

In the 2012 summer issue of Atlantic magazine,Anne-Marie Slaughter,who was the first female director of policy planning at the State Department,wrote an article titled "Why Women Still Can't Have It All." In the article,she argues that women today still struggle to balance a family and their career.In a couple of sentences,please explain how a feminist perspective on the family may help shed light on this issue.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary.Students should be able

Question 7

Amir has two biological brothers that he grew up with.His two brothers are members of his

Accepted Answer

A)  family of orientation. 
B)  family of procreation. 
C)  chosen family. 
D)  adopted family. 
A)  family of orientation. 
B)  family of procreation. 
C)  chosen family. 
D)  adopted family.

Question 8

Erica recently married Jermain.Jermain has a seventeen-year-old daughter named Arabia from a previous marriage.Erica considers herself progressive while Arabia considers herself conservative,and they often disagree over politics.How might a sociologist understand this dynamic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women of different ages have a difficult time getting along. 
B)  Liberal-identifying women are statistically more likely to have a difficult time with stepchildren because they care less about family values. 
C)  Erica is violating the social role of stepmother,therefore causing the conflict. 
D)  Most stepchildren belong to two households,so the possibilities of ideological clashes are considerable. 
A)  Women of different ages have a difficult time getting along. 
B)  Liberal-identifying women are statistically more likely to have a difficult time with stepchildren because they care less about family values. 
C)  Erica is violating the social role of stepmother,therefore causing the conflict. 
D)  Most stepchildren belong to two households,so the possibilities of ideological clashes are considerable.

Question 9

Which of the following statements best characterizes American families today?

Accepted Answer

A)  The percentage of Americans who live alone has decreased over the last fifty years. 
B)  One-fifth of U.S.households today are made up of a married couple and their children. 
C)  Three-fifths of U.S.households today are made up of a married couple and their children. 
D)  Men outearn their wives in roughly one in two households today. 
A)  The percentage of Americans who live alone has decreased over the last fifty years. 
B)  One-fifth of U.S.households today are made up of a married couple and their children. 
C)  Three-fifths of U.S.households today are made up of a married couple and their children. 
D)  Men outearn their wives in roughly one in two households today.

Question 10

A _____ is a group in which the individuals are related to one another by blood ties,marriage,or adoption and form an economic unit in which the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children.

Accepted Answer

A)  family 
B)  household 
C)  kinship network 
D)  village 
A)  family 
B)  household 
C)  kinship network 
D)  village

Question 11

Emslie and colleagues (2009)studied colorectal cancer patients.They found that

Accepted Answer

A)  colorectal cancer patients could no longer maintain their gendered identities. 
B)  colorectal cancer patients did gender even though they could no longer carry out the gender-typed household roles. 
C)  female colorectal cancer patients no longer concerned themselves with the housework and child care. 
D)  male colorectal cancer patients became increasingly concerned with the housework and child care. 
A)  colorectal cancer patients could no longer maintain their gendered identities. 
B)  colorectal cancer patients did gender even though they could no longer carry out the gender-typed household roles. 
C)  female colorectal cancer patients no longer concerned themselves with the housework and child care. 
D)  male colorectal cancer patients became increasingly concerned with the housework and child care.

Question 12

In studies of immigrant families,researchers found that

Accepted Answer

A)  the parent-child relationship pattern typical of the country of origin became the default pattern in unfamiliar contexts. 
B)  parents and children often must renegotiate their roles in unfamiliar contexts. 
C)  children continue to have lower status than their parents,even if they have a better understanding of the language and practices in the United States. 
D)  schoolteachers and health-care providers almost never allow children to serve as the family's liaison. 
A)  the parent-child relationship pattern typical of the country of origin became the default pattern in unfamiliar contexts. 
B)  parents and children often must renegotiate their roles in unfamiliar contexts. 
C)  children continue to have lower status than their parents,even if they have a better understanding of the language and practices in the United States. 
D)  schoolteachers and health-care providers almost never allow children to serve as the family's liaison.

Question 13

_____ has grown less common over time,due to multiple social and economic conditions,including increasing levels of democracy,a declining acceptance of arranged marriage,an increase in marriages based on a desire for love and companionship,and strides in the education and human rights protections afforded to women.

Accepted Answer

A)  Polygyny 
B)  Belief in romantic love 
C)  Polyandry 
D)  Monogamy 
A)  Polygyny 
B)  Belief in romantic love 
C)  Polyandry 
D)  Monogamy

Question 14

During the 1970s and 1980s,feminist perspectives dominated most debates and research on families.According to the textbook,on what did they largely focus?

Accepted Answer

A)  family structures 
B)  historical development of the nuclear and extended family 
C)  the importance of kinship ties 
D)  the experiences of women in the domestic sphere 
A)  family structures 
B)  historical development of the nuclear and extended family 
C)  the importance of kinship ties 
D)  the experiences of women in the domestic sphere

Question 15

Which of the following terms refers to the family's role in raising a child,according to the functionalist perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary socialization 
B)  personality stabilization 
C)  instrumental role 
D)  affective role 
A)  primary socialization 
B)  personality stabilization 
C)  instrumental role 
D)  affective role

Question 16

Which of the follow statements would family sociologists studying racial and ethnic differences most agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most striking differences in family structure are between the family lives of whites and Asian Americans. 
B)  Racial and ethnic differences in family structure are almost completely explained by cultural differences. 
C)  Racial and ethnic differences in family structure are almost completely explained by economic differences. 
D)  Ethnicity and socioeconomic status are so closely intertwined in the United States that it is difficult to distinguish effects of one over the other. 
A)  The most striking differences in family structure are between the family lives of whites and Asian Americans. 
B)  Racial and ethnic differences in family structure are almost completely explained by cultural differences. 
C)  Racial and ethnic differences in family structure are almost completely explained by economic differences. 
D)  Ethnicity and socioeconomic status are so closely intertwined in the United States that it is difficult to distinguish effects of one over the other.

Question 17

The proportion of young couples who cohabit today is roughly

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent. 
B)  30 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  70 percent. 
A)  10 percent. 
B)  30 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  70 percent.

Question 18

Which type of society would Talcott Parsons consider the conventional family most suitable for?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  agrarian 
C)  postmodern 
D)  industrial 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  agrarian 
C)  postmodern 
D)  industrial

Question 19

Which of the following statements concerning divorce is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  About one-half of children born in 1980 became members of a one-parent family. 
B)  Most men and women who are divorced never remarry. 
C)  Most children are traumatized by divorce even decades after their parents separate. 
D)  The economic well-being of women increases after divorce due to liberal alimony laws. 
A)  About one-half of children born in 1980 became members of a one-parent family. 
B)  Most men and women who are divorced never remarry. 
C)  Most children are traumatized by divorce even decades after their parents separate. 
D)  The economic well-being of women increases after divorce due to liberal alimony laws.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true regarding being single?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of people classified as single has declined in recent decades. 
B)  Fewer people are living on their own after their marriages end. 
C)  Few people want to stay single because of the stigma attached to it. 
D)  Research shows that people who live alone (by choice)are no better or worse off than their partnered peers. 
A)  The number of people classified as single has declined in recent decades. 
B)  Fewer people are living on their own after their marriages end. 
C)  Few people want to stay single because of the stigma attached to it. 
D)  Research shows that people who live alone (by choice)are no better or worse off than their partnered peers.

Which of the statements below best characterizes Asian American families?

It was common in Ladakhi society for brothers to share one wife.This type of marriage is an example of

Which general perspective has been most concerned with the domestic division of labor,unequal power relationships,and caring activities in the family?

Asian American families historically have been characterized by an interdependence among members of the extended family.Some sociologists attribute this to

Which of the following statements concerning black and white families is true?

Amir has two biological brothers that he grew up with.His two brothers are members of his

Erica recently married Jermain.Jermain has a seventeen-year-old daughter named Arabia from a previous marriage.Erica considers herself progressive while Arabia considers herself conservative,and they often disagree over politics.How might a sociologist understand this dynamic?

Which of the following statements best characterizes American families today?

A _____ is a group in which the individuals are related to one another by blood ties,marriage,or adoption and form an economic unit in which the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children.

Emslie and colleagues (2009)studied colorectal cancer patients.They found that

In studies of immigrant families,researchers found that

During the 1970s and 1980s,feminist perspectives dominated most debates and research on families.According to the textbook,on what did they largely focus?

Which of the following terms refers to the family's role in raising a child,according to the functionalist perspective?

Which of the follow statements would family sociologists studying racial and ethnic differences most agree with?

The proportion of young couples who cohabit today is roughly

Which type of society would Talcott Parsons consider the conventional family most suitable for?

Which of the following statements concerning divorce is true?

Which of the following statements is true regarding being single?

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Which of the statements below best characterizes Asian American families?

It was common in Ladakhi society for brothers to share one wife.This type of marriage is an example of

Which general perspective has been most concerned with the domestic division of labor,unequal power relationships,and caring activities in the family?

Asian American families historically have been characterized by an interdependence among members of the extended family.Some sociologists attribute this to

Which of the following statements concerning black and white families is true?

Amir has two biological brothers that he grew up with.His two brothers are members of his

Erica recently married Jermain.Jermain has a seventeen-year-old daughter named Arabia from a previous marriage.Erica considers herself progressive while Arabia considers herself conservative,and they often disagree over politics.How might a sociologist understand this dynamic?

Which of the following statements best characterizes American families today?

A _____ is a group in which the individuals are related to one another by blood ties,marriage,or adoption and form an economic unit in which the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children.

Emslie and colleagues (2009)studied colorectal cancer patients.They found that

In studies of immigrant families,researchers found that

During the 1970s and 1980s,feminist perspectives dominated most debates and research on families.According to the textbook,on what did they largely focus?

Which of the following terms refers to the family's role in raising a child,according to the functionalist perspective?

Which of the follow statements would family sociologists studying racial and ethnic differences most agree with?

The proportion of young couples who cohabit today is roughly

Which type of society would Talcott Parsons consider the conventional family most suitable for?

Which of the following statements concerning divorce is true?

Which of the following statements is true regarding being single?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization,the Life Course,and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups,networks,and Organizations

Conformity,deviance,and Crime

Stratification,class,and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Race,ethnicity,and Racism

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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