Question 1

Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The status we are given in society is initially acquired through our:

Accepted Answer

A)  education. 
B)  employment. 
C)  families. 
D)  own efforts. 
A)  education. 
B)  employment. 
C)  families. 
D)  own efforts. C

Question 3

Nassira lives in a tribe in Zambia in which men have multiple wives simultaneously.This is called:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​monogamy. 
B)  ​serial monogamy. 
C)  ​polygyny. 
D)  ​polyandry. 
A)  ​monogamy. 
B)  ​serial monogamy. 
C)  ​polygyny. 
D)  ​polyandry. C

Question 4

There are approximately _____ multigenerational households in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​53,000 
B)  ​264,000 
C)  ​3.7 million 
D)  ​1.2 million 
A)  ​53,000 
B)  ​264,000 
C)  ​3.7 million 
D)  ​1.2 million

Question 5

What is meant by the term "modified extended family"?:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​This is a family that functions as an extended family even though they may not live in the same household. 
B)  ​This is an extended family that includes a minimum of five generations within a household. 
C)  ​This is a family of adults only and no children.It functions primarily as an economic unit. 
D)  ​This is a family that is entirely fictive and affiliated and does not involve consanguineous relationships. 
A)  ​This is a family that functions as an extended family even though they may not live in the same household. 
B)  ​This is an extended family that includes a minimum of five generations within a household. 
C)  ​This is a family of adults only and no children.It functions primarily as an economic unit. 
D)  ​This is a family that is entirely fictive and affiliated and does not involve consanguineous relationships.

Question 6

According to William Goode,families provide all of the following advantages except:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​continuity. 
B)  ​proximity. 
C)  ​familiarity. 
D)  ​protection. 
A)  ​continuity. 
B)  ​proximity. 
C)  ​familiarity. 
D)  ​protection.

Question 7

Compared with conservatives,how do liberals feel about the status and future of family life in the United States?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​They are more determined to maintain the status quo. 
B)  ​They are more determined to see change occur. 
C)  ​They are more pessimistic about it. 
D)  ​They are more optimistic about it. 
A)  ​They are more determined to maintain the status quo. 
B)  ​They are more determined to see change occur. 
C)  ​They are more pessimistic about it. 
D)  ​They are more optimistic about it.

Question 8

Ray and Debra are a middle-class couple with three children.Ray has a full-time job and supports the family financially.Debra stays home and takes care of the children.Ray and Debra's family meets the definition of:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a modern family. 
B)  ​affiliated kin. 
C)  ​a traditional family. 
D)  ​an extended family. 
A)  ​a modern family. 
B)  ​affiliated kin. 
C)  ​a traditional family. 
D)  ​an extended family.

Question 9

The family is a unit of economic cooperation that traditionally divides its labor along gender lines.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The _____ system is the social organization of the family.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​kinship 
B)  ​familial 
C)  ​relational 
D)  ​clan 
A)  ​kinship 
B)  ​familial 
C)  ​relational 
D)  ​clan

Question 11

What most determines the decisions we make about what families need?

Accepted Answer

A)  The perspectives we have about the current status of family life or the directions in which it is heading. 
B)  Our view of how the family has evolved into what it is today. 
C)  Our conclusions about the problems families have faced in the past. 
D)  Our view of the importance of family functions. 
A)  The perspectives we have about the current status of family life or the directions in which it is heading. 
B)  Our view of how the family has evolved into what it is today. 
C)  Our conclusions about the problems families have faced in the past. 
D)  Our view of the importance of family functions.

Question 12

The most widely practiced marital arrangement worldwide is:

Accepted Answer

A)  polygamy. 
B)  monogamy. 
C)  bigamy. 
D)  modified polygamy. 
A)  polygamy. 
B)  monogamy. 
C)  bigamy. 
D)  modified polygamy.

Question 13

Monogamy is the preferred marital arrangement worldwide.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Affiliated kin is defined as related individuals we have little contact with.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Unrelated individuals who feel and are treated as if they were relatives comprise an individual's:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​affiliated kin. 
B)  ​endearing family. 
C)  ​​clan. 
D)  ​compadres. 
A)  ​affiliated kin. 
B)  ​endearing family. 
C)  ​​clan. 
D)  ​compadres.

Question 16

Professor Brooks is a centrist.This means he is:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​conservative. 
B)  ​liberal. 
C)  ​an idealist. 
D)  ​conservative about some issues and liberal about other issues. 
A)  ​conservative. 
B)  ​liberal. 
C)  ​an idealist. 
D)  ​conservative about some issues and liberal about other issues.

Question 17

A social class is a category of people who share similar economic positions in society.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Liberal family policies are often tied to the _____ well-being of families.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​physical 
B)  ​economic 
C)  ​emotional 
D)  ​moral 
A)  ​physical 
B)  ​economic 
C)  ​emotional 
D)  ​moral

Question 19

When it comes to opinions and values about marriage and family relationships:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the wider society is conflicted,but academic disciplines are not. 
B)  ​academic disciplines are conflicted,but wider society is not. 
C)  ​both the wider society and academic disciplines are conflicted. 
D)  ​neither the wider society nor academic disciplines are conflicted. 
A)  ​the wider society is conflicted,but academic disciplines are not. 
B)  ​academic disciplines are conflicted,but wider society is not. 
C)  ​both the wider society and academic disciplines are conflicted. 
D)  ​neither the wider society nor academic disciplines are conflicted.

Question 20

​Developments in contraception,artificial insemination,and in vitro fertilization have not separated reproduction from sexual intercourse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.

The status we are given in society is initially acquired through our:

Nassira lives in a tribe in Zambia in which men have multiple wives simultaneously.This is called:

There are approximately _____ multigenerational households in the United States.

What is meant by the term "modified extended family"?:

According to William Goode,families provide all of the following advantages except:

Compared with conservatives,how do liberals feel about the status and future of family life in the United States?

Ray and Debra are a middle-class couple with three children.Ray has a full-time job and supports the family financially.Debra stays home and takes care of the children.Ray and Debra's family meets the definition of:

The family is a unit of economic cooperation that traditionally divides its labor along gender lines.

The _____ system is the social organization of the family.

What most determines the decisions we make about what families need?

The most widely practiced marital arrangement worldwide is:

Monogamy is the preferred marital arrangement worldwide.

Affiliated kin is defined as related individuals we have little contact with.

Unrelated individuals who feel and are treated as if they were relatives comprise an individual's:

Professor Brooks is a centrist.This means he is:

A social class is a category of people who share similar economic positions in society.

Liberal family policies are often tied to the _____ well-being of families.

When it comes to opinions and values about marriage and family relationships:

Developments in contraception,artificial insemination,and in vitro fertilization have not separated reproduction from sexual intercourse.

Studying Marriages and Families

Variations in American Family Life

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

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Exam 1: The Meaning of Marriage and the Family

Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.​

The status we are given in society is initially acquired through our:

Nassira lives in a tribe in Zambia in which men have multiple wives simultaneously.This is called:​

There are approximately _____ multigenerational households in the United States.​

What is meant by the term "modified extended family"?:​

According to William Goode,families provide all of the following advantages except:​

Compared with conservatives,how do liberals feel about the status and future of family life in the United States?​

Ray and Debra are a middle-class couple with three children.Ray has a full-time job and supports the family financially.Debra stays home and takes care of the children.Ray and Debra's family meets the definition of:​

The family is a unit of economic cooperation that traditionally divides its labor along gender lines.​

The _____ system is the social organization of the family.​

What most determines the decisions we make about what families need?

The most widely practiced marital arrangement worldwide is:

Monogamy is the preferred marital arrangement worldwide.​

Affiliated kin is defined as related individuals we have little contact with.​

Unrelated individuals who feel and are treated as if they were relatives comprise an individual's:

Professor Brooks is a centrist.This means he is:​

A social class is a category of people who share similar economic positions in society.​

Liberal family policies are often tied to the _____ well-being of families.​

When it comes to opinions and values about marriage and family relationships:​

​Developments in contraception,artificial insemination,and in vitro fertilization have not separated reproduction from sexual intercourse.

Studying Marriages and Families

Variations in American Family Life

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

Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.

Nassira lives in a tribe in Zambia in which men have multiple wives simultaneously.This is called:

There are approximately _____ multigenerational households in the United States.

What is meant by the term "modified extended family"?:

According to William Goode,families provide all of the following advantages except:

Compared with conservatives,how do liberals feel about the status and future of family life in the United States?

Ray and Debra are a middle-class couple with three children.Ray has a full-time job and supports the family financially.Debra stays home and takes care of the children.Ray and Debra's family meets the definition of:

The family is a unit of economic cooperation that traditionally divides its labor along gender lines.

The _____ system is the social organization of the family.

Monogamy is the preferred marital arrangement worldwide.

Affiliated kin is defined as related individuals we have little contact with.

Professor Brooks is a centrist.This means he is:

A social class is a category of people who share similar economic positions in society.

Liberal family policies are often tied to the _____ well-being of families.

When it comes to opinions and values about marriage and family relationships:

Developments in contraception,artificial insemination,and in vitro fertilization have not separated reproduction from sexual intercourse.