Question 1

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 cut off new immigration from China, which resulted in

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A)  unmarried Chinese men. 
B)  split-household families. 
C)  discrimination against Chinese. 
D)  poverty among the Chinese. 
A)  unmarried Chinese men. 
B)  split-household families. 
C)  discrimination against Chinese. 
D)  poverty among the Chinese. A

Question 2

The ideology that dictates that women are naturally ideal for homemaking is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization. 
B)  separate spheres. 
C)  wage gap. 
D)  monogamy. 
A)  industrialization. 
B)  separate spheres. 
C)  wage gap. 
D)  monogamy. B

Question 3

(White) women formally achieved the right to vote with the passage of the

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A)  Nineteenth Amendment. 
B)  Civil Rights Act. 
C)  Voting Rights Act. 
D)  Fifteenth Amendment. 
A)  Nineteenth Amendment. 
B)  Civil Rights Act. 
C)  Voting Rights Act. 
D)  Fifteenth Amendment. A

Question 4

Companionate marriage contributed to the breakdown of the courtship system because

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A)  parental supervision became more important than individual preference when choosing a spouse. 
B)  the growing sense of independence in young people could not easily be controlled. 
C)  there were fewer opportunities in urban areas. 
D)  young people were more concerned with social status and economic needs than equality based on companionship. 
A)  parental supervision became more important than individual preference when choosing a spouse. 
B)  the growing sense of independence in young people could not easily be controlled. 
C)  there were fewer opportunities in urban areas. 
D)  young people were more concerned with social status and economic needs than equality based on companionship.

Question 5

Archaeologists' discovery of Stone Age family burials in Europe was sociologically significant because

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A)  ancient people survived by only living in biologically related groups. 
B)  unlike today, children were weaned earlier and learned to fend for themselves. 
C)  different family arrangements were honored, not just the nuclear family. 
D)  mothers waited to have additional children to ensure each child survived. 
A)  ancient people survived by only living in biologically related groups. 
B)  unlike today, children were weaned earlier and learned to fend for themselves. 
C)  different family arrangements were honored, not just the nuclear family. 
D)  mothers waited to have additional children to ensure each child survived.

Question 6

Between 1900 and 1965, the "industrial revolution" of household technologies such as dishwashers and microwave ovens impacted women's household labor in what way?

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A)  Women spent far fewer hours on housework. 
B)  Women spent even more hours on housework, but doing different things. 
C)  Women spent about the same amount of time on housework. 
D)  Housework began to be done by men. 
A)  Women spent far fewer hours on housework. 
B)  Women spent even more hours on housework, but doing different things. 
C)  Women spent about the same amount of time on housework. 
D)  Housework began to be done by men.

Question 7

Humans' increased longevity over time is largely the result of

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A)  genetic changes. 
B)  government policy. 
C)  standard of living. 
D)  education. 
A)  genetic changes. 
B)  government policy. 
C)  standard of living. 
D)  education.

Question 8

In the nineteenth century, government authority expanded into family life by

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A)  regulating marriage and citizenship. 
B)  outlawing divorce. 
C)  requiring men to be faithful to their wives. 
D)  allowing other religions to influence political policies. 
A)  regulating marriage and citizenship. 
B)  outlawing divorce. 
C)  requiring men to be faithful to their wives. 
D)  allowing other religions to influence political policies.

Question 9

Colonial children were not considered innocent and were controlled through strict discipline and hard work, due primarily to which social force?

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A)  economic necessity 
B)  religious belief 
C)  poor health 
D)  poor education 
A)  economic necessity 
B)  religious belief 
C)  poor health 
D)  poor education

Question 10

Increasing physical separation of families

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A)  heightened the personal value of independence. 
B)  reduced family diversity. 
C)  undermined people's sense of freedom. 
D)  clarified the involuntary nature of modern family relationships. 
A)  heightened the personal value of independence. 
B)  reduced family diversity. 
C)  undermined people's sense of freedom. 
D)  clarified the involuntary nature of modern family relationships.

Question 11

Family wage is considered

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A)  the annual income a family makes. 
B)  the increase in available resources for those who are married over singlehood. 
C)  the wage necessary for a family to survive with two adults working. 
D)  the amount necessary for a male earner to provide subsistence for his wife and children. 
A)  the annual income a family makes. 
B)  the increase in available resources for those who are married over singlehood. 
C)  the wage necessary for a family to survive with two adults working. 
D)  the amount necessary for a male earner to provide subsistence for his wife and children.

Question 12

The idealized "traditional" nuclear family, consisting of male breadwinner and female homemaker, was the most common arrangement

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A)  throughout American history until the 1970s. 
B)  beginning in the mid-twentieth century. 
C)  throughout human history. 
D)  only during colonial times. 
A)  throughout American history until the 1970s. 
B)  beginning in the mid-twentieth century. 
C)  throughout human history. 
D)  only during colonial times.

Question 13

The period of rapid change brought about by democracy and industrialism created a conservative backlash in the nineteenth century because

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A)  conservatives believed that women's freedom threatened the traditional family. 
B)  women were demanding egalitarian marriages instead of separate spheres. 
C)  women became the primary economic contributors of the family. 
D)  the emotional aspects of marriage were replaced by political and economic functions of marriage. 
A)  conservatives believed that women's freedom threatened the traditional family. 
B)  women were demanding egalitarian marriages instead of separate spheres. 
C)  women became the primary economic contributors of the family. 
D)  the emotional aspects of marriage were replaced by political and economic functions of marriage.

Question 14

Describe the impact of slavery on the family structure of African Americans throughout U.S. history.

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Students should address the lost customs

Question 15

A young man named Todd marries his long-time girlfriend Ayodele. What are they practicing?

Accepted Answer

A)  heterogamy 
B)  homogamy 
C)  dowry 
D)  courtship 
A)  heterogamy 
B)  homogamy 
C)  dowry 
D)  courtship

Question 16

______were the most powerful group in early United States society, enforcing cultural standards through political and economic power.

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans 
B)  Asians 
C)  Europeans 
D)  American Indians 
A)  Africans 
B)  Asians 
C)  Europeans 
D)  American Indians

Question 17

The Comstock Act of 1873

Accepted Answer

A)  granted landholding rights only to American Indians who were legally and monogamously married. 
B)  allowed for the prosecution and jailing of men who remarried after deserting their wives. 
C)  allowed the government to stop support to Civil War soldiers' widows if they remarried. 
D)  banned the shipment of "obscene" materials in the U.S. mail. 
A)  granted landholding rights only to American Indians who were legally and monogamously married. 
B)  allowed for the prosecution and jailing of men who remarried after deserting their wives. 
C)  allowed the government to stop support to Civil War soldiers' widows if they remarried. 
D)  banned the shipment of "obscene" materials in the U.S. mail.

Question 18

Historian Elaine Tyler May stated that American families after World War II perceived an "intense need to feel liberated from the past and secure in the future." How did families achieve this feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  by focusing on traditional gender roles 
B)  by encouraging women to maintain jobs outside of the home 
C)  by marrying later and delaying having children 
D)  by turning inward toward family life by having several children 
A)  by focusing on traditional gender roles 
B)  by encouraging women to maintain jobs outside of the home 
C)  by marrying later and delaying having children 
D)  by turning inward toward family life by having several children

Question 19

For what reason did companionate marriage appeal to many men in growing white-collar industries?

Accepted Answer

A)  benefits of dual incomes 
B)  economic benefits of fewer children 
C)  practical support of having a homemaker 
D)  as a remedy for alienation in the workplace 
A)  benefits of dual incomes 
B)  economic benefits of fewer children 
C)  practical support of having a homemaker 
D)  as a remedy for alienation in the workplace

Question 20

Social forces in the 1950s increased the motivation for young people to marry by

Accepted Answer

A)  providing government incentives. 
B)  enforcing moral and religious pressure. 
C)  broadening the role of extended family. 
D)  offering fewer economic opportunities. 
A)  providing government incentives. 
B)  enforcing moral and religious pressure. 
C)  broadening the role of extended family. 
D)  offering fewer economic opportunities.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 cut off new immigration from China, which resulted in

The ideology that dictates that women are naturally ideal for homemaking is known as

(White) women formally achieved the right to vote with the passage of the

Companionate marriage contributed to the breakdown of the courtship system because

Archaeologists' discovery of Stone Age family burials in Europe was sociologically significant because

Between 1900 and 1965, the "industrial revolution" of household technologies such as dishwashers and microwave ovens impacted women's household labor in what way?

Humans' increased longevity over time is largely the result of

In the nineteenth century, government authority expanded into family life by

Colonial children were not considered innocent and were controlled through strict discipline and hard work, due primarily to which social force?

Increasing physical separation of families

Family wage is considered

The idealized "traditional" nuclear family, consisting of male breadwinner and female homemaker, was the most common arrangement

The period of rapid change brought about by democracy and industrialism created a conservative backlash in the nineteenth century because

Describe the impact of slavery on the family structure of African Americans throughout U.S. history.

A young man named Todd marries his long-time girlfriend Ayodele. What are they practicing?

______were the most powerful group in early United States society, enforcing cultural standards through political and economic power.

The Comstock Act of 1873

Historian Elaine Tyler May stated that American families after World War II perceived an "intense need to feel liberated from the past and secure in the future." How did families achieve this feeling?

For what reason did companionate marriage appeal to many men in growing white-collar industries?

Social forces in the 1950s increased the motivation for young people to marry by

A Sociology of the Family

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Families and Social Class

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Sexuality

Love and Romantic Relationships

Marriage and Cohabitation

Families and Children

Divorce, Remarriage, and Blended Families

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Exam 2: The Family in History

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 cut off new immigration from China, which resulted in

The ideology that dictates that women are naturally ideal for homemaking is known as

(White) women formally achieved the right to vote with the passage of the

Companionate marriage contributed to the breakdown of the courtship system because

Archaeologists' discovery of Stone Age family burials in Europe was sociologically significant because

Between 1900 and 1965, the "industrial revolution" of household technologies such as dishwashers and microwave ovens impacted women's household labor in what way?

Humans' increased longevity over time is largely the result of

In the nineteenth century, government authority expanded into family life by

Colonial children were not considered innocent and were controlled through strict discipline and hard work, due primarily to which social force?

Increasing physical separation of families

Family wage is considered

The idealized "traditional" nuclear family, consisting of male breadwinner and female homemaker, was the most common arrangement

The period of rapid change brought about by democracy and industrialism created a conservative backlash in the nineteenth century because

Describe the impact of slavery on the family structure of African Americans throughout U.S. history.

A young man named Todd marries his long-time girlfriend Ayodele. What are they practicing?

______were the most powerful group in early United States society, enforcing cultural standards through political and economic power.

The Comstock Act of 1873

Historian Elaine Tyler May stated that American families after World War II perceived an "intense need to feel liberated from the past and secure in the future." How did families achieve this feeling?

For what reason did companionate marriage appeal to many men in growing white-collar industries?

Social forces in the 1950s increased the motivation for young people to marry by

A Sociology of the Family

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Families and Social Class

Gender

Sexuality

Love and Romantic Relationships

Marriage and Cohabitation

Families and Children

Divorce, Remarriage, and Blended Families

Work and Families

Family Violence and Abuse

The Future of the Family

Filters