Question 1

During the Depression,unemployment jumped from 3 million in 1929 to over _____ in 1932.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​6 million 
B)  ​12 million 
C)  ​15 million 
D)  ​1 billion 
A)  ​6 million 
B)  ​12 million 
C)  ​15 million 
D)  ​1 billion

Question 2

Industrialization had little impact on American family life.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

About 10% of the U.S.population is upper class.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The most crucial factor that enabled people to survive the oppression of enslavement,difficulties of immigration,and impoverishment induced by industrialization was:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​economic success. 
B)  ​social agencies. 
C)  ​the family. 
D)  ​political ideology. 
A)  ​economic success. 
B)  ​social agencies. 
C)  ​the family. 
D)  ​political ideology.

Question 5

​Which of the following is a characteristic of contemporary marriages and families?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Rising birth rates 
B)  ​Delayed marriage 
C)  ​Decrease in cohabitation 
D)  ​Fewer people remarrying after divorce 
A)  ​Rising birth rates 
B)  ​Delayed marriage 
C)  ​Decrease in cohabitation 
D)  ​Fewer people remarrying after divorce

Question 6

Most European ethnic groups:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​no longer have minority status. 
B)  ​are discriminated against. 
C)  ​have a diminishing sense of ethnicity. 
D)  ​are experiencing an increase in male dominance. 
A)  ​no longer have minority status. 
B)  ​are discriminated against. 
C)  ​have a diminishing sense of ethnicity. 
D)  ​are experiencing an increase in male dominance.

Question 7

Until the later decades of the 20th century,most research about American marriages and families was conducted on:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​white,upper-class Americans. 
B)  ​white,middle-class Americans. 
C)  ​white,working-class Americans. 
D)  ​white Americans from all classes. 
A)  ​white,upper-class Americans. 
B)  ​white,middle-class Americans. 
C)  ​white,working-class Americans. 
D)  ​white Americans from all classes.

Question 8

A group of people distinct from other groups because of cultural characteristics,such as language,religion,and customs that are transmitted from one generation to another,is known as a(n):​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​racial group. 
B)  ​ethnic group. 
C)  ​minority group. 
D)  ​phenotype. 
A)  ​racial group. 
B)  ​ethnic group. 
C)  ​minority group. 
D)  ​phenotype.

Question 9

Traditional gender and marital roles mostly prevailed during the 1950s.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The family over time has moved from being an economically productive unit to a(n):​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​consuming,service-oriented unit. 
B)  ​economically dependent unit. 
C)  ​primarily dysfunctional unit. 
D)  ​individualistic,self-serving unit. 
A)  ​consuming,service-oriented unit. 
B)  ​economically dependent unit. 
C)  ​primarily dysfunctional unit. 
D)  ​individualistic,self-serving unit.

Question 11

Social classes are typically identified using _________ indicators.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​economic 
B)  ​political 
C)  ​sexual 
D)  ​religious 
A)  ​economic 
B)  ​political 
C)  ​sexual 
D)  ​religious

Question 12

Companionate marriages expect wives to be guardians of virtue and sexual restraint.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

American marriages and families are dynamic and must be understood as the products of wider cultural,demographic,and _______ developments.​

Accepted Answer

A)  climatological​ 
B)  ​dendrochronological 
C)  ​technological 
D)  ​archaeological 
A)  climatological​ 
B)  ​dendrochronological 
C)  ​technological 
D)  ​archaeological

Question 14

Most immigrants:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​experienced hostility. 
B)  ​arrived in America with skills. 
C)  ​were eager to leave their homeland. 
D)  ​did not know where they would go once they got to America. 
A)  ​experienced hostility. 
B)  ​arrived in America with skills. 
C)  ​were eager to leave their homeland. 
D)  ​did not know where they would go once they got to America.

Question 15

Middle-class parents engage in "concerted cultivation."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Slave marriages were:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​recognized as legal only in the North. 
B)  ​recognized as legal if the slaves had written permission from their owners to marry. 
C)  ​recognized as legal only if both slaves had the same owner. 
D)  ​not recognized as legal. 
A)  ​recognized as legal only in the North. 
B)  ​recognized as legal if the slaves had written permission from their owners to marry. 
C)  ​recognized as legal only if both slaves had the same owner. 
D)  ​not recognized as legal.

Question 17

Which social class is largest?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Upper class 
B)  ​Upper-middle class 
C)  ​Middle class 
D)  ​Lower class 
A)  ​Upper class 
B)  ​Upper-middle class 
C)  ​Middle class 
D)  ​Lower class

During the Depression,unemployment jumped from 3 million in 1929 to over _____ in 1932.

Industrialization had little impact on American family life.

About 10% of the U.S.population is upper class.

The most crucial factor that enabled people to survive the oppression of enslavement,difficulties of immigration,and impoverishment induced by industrialization was:

Which of the following is a characteristic of contemporary marriages and families?

Most European ethnic groups:

Until the later decades of the 20^th century,most research about American marriages and families was conducted on:

A group of people distinct from other groups because of cultural characteristics,such as language,religion,and customs that are transmitted from one generation to another,is known as a(n):

Traditional gender and marital roles mostly prevailed during the 1950s.

The family over time has moved from being an economically productive unit to a(n):

Social classes are typically identified using _________ indicators.

Companionate marriages expect wives to be guardians of virtue and sexual restraint.

American marriages and families are dynamic and must be understood as the products of wider cultural,demographic,and _______ developments.

Most immigrants:

Middle-class parents engage in "concerted cultivation."

Slave marriages were:

Which social class is largest?

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Understanding Sex and Sexualities

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Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

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Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce

New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families,remarriages,and Blended Families

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Exam 3: Variations in American Family Life

During the Depression,unemployment jumped from 3 million in 1929 to over _____ in 1932.​

Industrialization had little impact on American family life.​

About 10% of the U.S.population is upper class.​

The most crucial factor that enabled people to survive the oppression of enslavement,difficulties of immigration,and impoverishment induced by industrialization was:​

​Which of the following is a characteristic of contemporary marriages and families?

Most European ethnic groups:​

Until the later decades of the 20th century,most research about American marriages and families was conducted on:​

A group of people distinct from other groups because of cultural characteristics,such as language,religion,and customs that are transmitted from one generation to another,is known as a(n):​

Traditional gender and marital roles mostly prevailed during the 1950s.​

The family over time has moved from being an economically productive unit to a(n):​

Social classes are typically identified using _________ indicators.​

Companionate marriages expect wives to be guardians of virtue and sexual restraint.​

American marriages and families are dynamic and must be understood as the products of wider cultural,demographic,and _______ developments.​

Most immigrants:​

Middle-class parents engage in "concerted cultivation."​

Slave marriages were:​

Which social class is largest?​

The Meaning of Marriage and the Family

Studying Marriages and Families

Gender and Family

Intimacy,friendship,and Love

Understanding Sex and Sexualities

Communication,power,and Conflict

Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective

Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation

Becoming Parents and Experiencing Parenthood

Marriage,work,and Economics

Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse

Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce

New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families,remarriages,and Blended Families

Filters

During the Depression,unemployment jumped from 3 million in 1929 to over _____ in 1932.

Industrialization had little impact on American family life.

About 10% of the U.S.population is upper class.

The most crucial factor that enabled people to survive the oppression of enslavement,difficulties of immigration,and impoverishment induced by industrialization was:

Which of the following is a characteristic of contemporary marriages and families?

Most European ethnic groups:

Until the later decades of the 20^th century,most research about American marriages and families was conducted on:

A group of people distinct from other groups because of cultural characteristics,such as language,religion,and customs that are transmitted from one generation to another,is known as a(n):

Traditional gender and marital roles mostly prevailed during the 1950s.

The family over time has moved from being an economically productive unit to a(n):

Social classes are typically identified using _________ indicators.

Companionate marriages expect wives to be guardians of virtue and sexual restraint.

American marriages and families are dynamic and must be understood as the products of wider cultural,demographic,and _______ developments.

Most immigrants:

Middle-class parents engage in "concerted cultivation."

Slave marriages were:

Which social class is largest?