Question 1

What is the main reason why children raised by one parent do not do as well as children raised by two parents,on average?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents who divorce do not devote enough time and attention to parenting and do a worse job monitoring their children than families with two parents. 
B)  Children suffer irreparable emotional trauma from divorce. 
C)  The drop in economic well-being following a divorce appears to explain the majority of the "effect" of divorce on child outcomes. 
D)  Children face social stigma from classmates,teachers,and kin due to their parents' divorce. 
A)  Parents who divorce do not devote enough time and attention to parenting and do a worse job monitoring their children than families with two parents. 
B)  Children suffer irreparable emotional trauma from divorce. 
C)  The drop in economic well-being following a divorce appears to explain the majority of the "effect" of divorce on child outcomes. 
D)  Children face social stigma from classmates,teachers,and kin due to their parents' divorce.

Question 2

From which country can Hispanics easily enter the United States because it is a commonwealth of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Puerto Rico 
C)  Cuba 
D)  El Salvador 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Puerto Rico 
C)  Cuba 
D)  El Salvador

Question 3

Which of the following statements below best characterizes American households?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of Americans living in multigenerational households has been declining for several decades. 
B)  Young college graduates are moving back into their parents' homes in unprecedented numbers,as they face bleak job prospects. 
C)  The declining immigrant population has contributed to the decline in multigenerational households. 
D)  The number of grandparents living with and raising their grandchildren has declined steadily since the 1990s. 
A)  The number of Americans living in multigenerational households has been declining for several decades. 
B)  Young college graduates are moving back into their parents' homes in unprecedented numbers,as they face bleak job prospects. 
C)  The declining immigrant population has contributed to the decline in multigenerational households. 
D)  The number of grandparents living with and raising their grandchildren has declined steadily since the 1990s.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the changes in household size throughout the history of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family size has shrunk dramatically from the early farming years to the current urban setting. 
B)  The family in the United States today consists predominantly of small nuclear families;for the first two hundred years of U.S.history,the family was a large extended family. 
C)  The proportion of people living alone has gradually decreased. 
D)  The nuclear family seems to have long been preeminent,with household sizes shrinking only modestly over the past few centuries. 
A)  Family size has shrunk dramatically from the early farming years to the current urban setting. 
B)  The family in the United States today consists predominantly of small nuclear families;for the first two hundred years of U.S.history,the family was a large extended family. 
C)  The proportion of people living alone has gradually decreased. 
D)  The nuclear family seems to have long been preeminent,with household sizes shrinking only modestly over the past few centuries.

Question 5

According to Willard Waller,who has the most power in a romantic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  the woman 
B)  the man 
C)  the person with the highest income 
D)  the partner who is least committed to the romantic relationship 
A)  the woman 
B)  the man 
C)  the person with the highest income 
D)  the partner who is least committed to the romantic relationship

Question 6

What is a criticism of the symbolic interactionist approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It places too much emphasis on cooperation and consensus. 
B)  It focuses too much on deeply embedded gender differences in social and interpersonal power. 
C)  It focuses too much on social structure. 
D)  It tells us why something is happening,but it does not tell us how. 
A)  It places too much emphasis on cooperation and consensus. 
B)  It focuses too much on deeply embedded gender differences in social and interpersonal power. 
C)  It focuses too much on social structure. 
D)  It tells us why something is happening,but it does not tell us how.

Question 7

Among the categories listed below,which group would sociologists predict is the most likely to get married at least once in their lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A)  college-educated black women 
B)  poor black men 
C)  people born before 1980 
D)  Millennials 
A)  college-educated black women 
B)  poor black men 
C)  people born before 1980 
D)  Millennials

Question 8

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize transformations in the global family structure over the past half century.In three to five sentences,name two of those changes that you find the most compelling and explain why.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.The seven important ch

Question 9

About what percent of American adults in their mid-fifties are or have previously been married?

Accepted Answer

A)  35 percent 
B)  51 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  35 percent 
B)  51 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 10

In a short paragraph,please discuss the differences in family patterns between white and black families.

Accepted Answer

White and black family patterns differ d

Question 11

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most common form of child abuse is sexual abuse. 
B)  Almost all child deaths from abuse or neglect are recorded. 
C)  Less than half of victims were maltreated by their parents. 
D)  African American children suffered a higher rate of abuse than white and Hispanic children. 
A)  The most common form of child abuse is sexual abuse. 
B)  Almost all child deaths from abuse or neglect are recorded. 
C)  Less than half of victims were maltreated by their parents. 
D)  African American children suffered a higher rate of abuse than white and Hispanic children.

Question 12

Which of the following best explains the global trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  the resurgence of social conservatism 
B)  increases in postsecondary school enrollment 
C)  increased economic standing of men since the late 1980s 
D)  the continuing stigma of cohabitation 
A)  the resurgence of social conservatism 
B)  increases in postsecondary school enrollment 
C)  increased economic standing of men since the late 1980s 
D)  the continuing stigma of cohabitation

Question 13

Jim and Joan are two adults who live together in a household with their two biological children and one adopted child.This kind of group is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear family. 
B)  extended family. 
C)  nonfamily household. 
D)  skip-generation family. 
A)  nuclear family. 
B)  extended family. 
C)  nonfamily household. 
D)  skip-generation family.

Question 14

Who is MOST likely to be child-free?

Accepted Answer

A)  white women 
B)  black women 
C)  Asian women 
D)  Hispanic women 
A)  white women 
B)  black women 
C)  Asian women 
D)  Hispanic women

Question 15

A 1985 study by Murray Straus and his colleagues found that _____ percent of married people reported at least one incident of intimate partner violence at some point in their marriage.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  28 
C)  56 
D)  81 
A)  5 
B)  28 
C)  56 
D)  81

Question 16

In a short paragraph,explain the feminist critique of the "conventional" family.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary.The student should be a

Question 17

The majority of nonmarital births

Accepted Answer

A)  are to women in cohabiting relationships. 
B)  are to women ages thirty-five and older. 
C)  are to "single mothers by choice." 
D)  are to middle-class women with strong support networks or extended family ties. 
A)  are to women in cohabiting relationships. 
B)  are to women ages thirty-five and older. 
C)  are to "single mothers by choice." 
D)  are to middle-class women with strong support networks or extended family ties.

Question 18

Members of the Native American Standing Rock Sioux tribe share history and bonds based on a common lineage of blood relatives.This form of relationship is also known as

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabitation. 
B)  a household. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  a village. 
A)  cohabitation. 
B)  a household. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  a village.

Question 19

According to the textbook,the term used to describe two persons living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence,without being married to one another,is

Accepted Answer

A)  living apart together. 
B)  going steady. 
C)  engagement. 
D)  cohabitation. 
A)  living apart together. 
B)  going steady. 
C)  engagement. 
D)  cohabitation.

Question 20

A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabitation. 
B)  a marriage. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  a family. 
A)  cohabitation. 
B)  a marriage. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  a family.

What is the main reason why children raised by one parent do not do as well as children raised by two parents,on average?

From which country can Hispanics easily enter the United States because it is a commonwealth of the United States?

Which of the following statements below best characterizes American households?

Which of the following best describes the changes in household size throughout the history of the United States?

According to Willard Waller,who has the most power in a romantic relationship?

What is a criticism of the symbolic interactionist approach?

Among the categories listed below,which group would sociologists predict is the most likely to get married at least once in their lifetime?

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize transformations in the global family structure over the past half century.In three to five sentences,name two of those changes that you find the most compelling and explain why.

About what percent of American adults in their mid-fifties are or have previously been married?

In a short paragraph,please discuss the differences in family patterns between white and black families.

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is true?

Which of the following best explains the global trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Jim and Joan are two adults who live together in a household with their two biological children and one adopted child.This kind of group is an example of a(n)

Who is MOST likely to be child-free?

A 1985 study by Murray Straus and his colleagues found that _____ percent of married people reported at least one incident of intimate partner violence at some point in their marriage.

In a short paragraph,explain the feminist critique of the "conventional" family.

The majority of nonmarital births

Members of the Native American Standing Rock Sioux tribe share history and bonds based on a common lineage of blood relatives.This form of relationship is also known as

According to the textbook,the term used to describe two persons living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence,without being married to one another,is

A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called

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Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

What is the main reason why children raised by one parent do not do as well as children raised by two parents,on average?

From which country can Hispanics easily enter the United States because it is a commonwealth of the United States?

Which of the following statements below best characterizes American households?

Which of the following best describes the changes in household size throughout the history of the United States?

According to Willard Waller,who has the most power in a romantic relationship?

What is a criticism of the symbolic interactionist approach?

Among the categories listed below,which group would sociologists predict is the most likely to get married at least once in their lifetime?

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize transformations in the global family structure over the past half century.In three to five sentences,name two of those changes that you find the most compelling and explain why.

About what percent of American adults in their mid-fifties are or have previously been married?

In a short paragraph,please discuss the differences in family patterns between white and black families.

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is true?

Which of the following best explains the global trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Jim and Joan are two adults who live together in a household with their two biological children and one adopted child.This kind of group is an example of a(n)

Who is MOST likely to be child-free?

A 1985 study by Murray Straus and his colleagues found that _____ percent of married people reported at least one incident of intimate partner violence at some point in their marriage.

In a short paragraph,explain the feminist critique of the "conventional" family.

The majority of nonmarital births

Members of the Native American Standing Rock Sioux tribe share history and bonds based on a common lineage of blood relatives.This form of relationship is also known as

According to the textbook,the term used to describe two persons living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence,without being married to one another,is

A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called

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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