Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of modern grandparenting, especially in poor families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grandparents are less likely to have long-lasting emotional bonds with their grandchildren. 
B)  Most grandparents would rather live with family members. 
C)  Grandparents are more involved due to financial dependence on adult children. 
D)  Grandparents are doing more direct caregiving of grandchildren. 
A)  Grandparents are less likely to have long-lasting emotional bonds with their grandchildren. 
B)  Most grandparents would rather live with family members. 
C)  Grandparents are more involved due to financial dependence on adult children. 
D)  Grandparents are doing more direct caregiving of grandchildren.

Question 2

During the nineteenth century, how did the idea of childhood change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Childhood came to be understood from the Calvinist notion that children harbored evil spirits that needed to be crushed. 
B)  Fathers were more likely to rule the household as authorities due to their newfound power in the workplace. 
C)  Children were seen as fundamentally innocent. 
D)  Conformity was emphasized, leaving little room for individuality. 
A)  Childhood came to be understood from the Calvinist notion that children harbored evil spirits that needed to be crushed. 
B)  Fathers were more likely to rule the household as authorities due to their newfound power in the workplace. 
C)  Children were seen as fundamentally innocent. 
D)  Conformity was emphasized, leaving little room for individuality.

Question 3

Middle-class and affluent families were the first to develop an emphasis on emotional bonds in family life because

Accepted Answer

A)  popular culture and the media promoted doing so. 
B)  they had less need to consider the economic impact of mate selection. 
C)  they tended to be less religious. 
D)  they had more education. 
A)  popular culture and the media promoted doing so. 
B)  they had less need to consider the economic impact of mate selection. 
C)  they tended to be less religious. 
D)  they had more education.

Question 4

Identify three specific examples of government influence over family life and describe their long-term impact.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

In the late twentieth century, cultural changes in the meaning of and motivation for marriage evolved in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic pressure to stay married increased. 
B)  Emotional success became central to marriage success. 
C)  Choosing to remain single was increasingly discouraged. 
D)  Endogamy was strengthened. 
A)  Economic pressure to stay married increased. 
B)  Emotional success became central to marriage success. 
C)  Choosing to remain single was increasingly discouraged. 
D)  Endogamy was strengthened.

Question 6

Which of the following supports the idea that the institution of marriage remains very important in U.S. society?

Accepted Answer

A)  the decline of polygamy in the U.S. 
B)  the fight for access to marriage by gays and lesbians 
C)  the cultural doctrine of separate spheres 
D)  the increase in women's paid work 
A)  the decline of polygamy in the U.S. 
B)  the fight for access to marriage by gays and lesbians 
C)  the cultural doctrine of separate spheres 
D)  the increase in women's paid work

Question 7

Most colonial households were made up of

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear families. 
B)  extended families. 
C)  fictive kin. 
D)  companionate marriages. 
A)  nuclear families. 
B)  extended families. 
C)  fictive kin. 
D)  companionate marriages.

Question 8

Which of the following is an important broad historic trend impacting the character of American family life?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased longevity 
B)  families performing fewer functional tasks at home 
C)  increased family size 
D)  decline of the two-parent nuclear family 
A)  decreased longevity 
B)  families performing fewer functional tasks at home 
C)  increased family size 
D)  decline of the two-parent nuclear family

Question 9

Many women find themselves caring for adolescent children as well as aging parents. Social scientists call this population

Accepted Answer

A)  caregivers. 
B)  middle-aged. 
C)  the middle generation. 
D)  the sandwich generation. 
A)  caregivers. 
B)  middle-aged. 
C)  the middle generation. 
D)  the sandwich generation.

Question 10

Why would a social scientist claim that the role of grandparents in middle-class and affluent families differ from grandparents' roles in poor families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle-class and affluent families are more likely to bond over emotional relationships instead of caregiving based on need. 
B)  Poor families emphasize the role of grandparents more than their middle-class/affluent counterparts because of strong emotional bonds. 
C)  There is more likely to be an economic need for grandparents to provide caregiving in middle-class and affluent families. 
D)  There is no difference in the roles of grandparents among poor, middle-class, and affluent families. 
A)  Middle-class and affluent families are more likely to bond over emotional relationships instead of caregiving based on need. 
B)  Poor families emphasize the role of grandparents more than their middle-class/affluent counterparts because of strong emotional bonds. 
C)  There is more likely to be an economic need for grandparents to provide caregiving in middle-class and affluent families. 
D)  There is no difference in the roles of grandparents among poor, middle-class, and affluent families.

Question 11

Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on family structure, paying particular attention to family structure, social class, and gender roles.

Accepted Answer

Industrialization brought about an incre

Question 12

In a male-dominated wage economy, orphans and widows were commonly

Accepted Answer

A)  cared for by extended families. 
B)  aided by an emerging welfare system. 
C)  taken in by churches. 
D)  homeless. 
A)  cared for by extended families. 
B)  aided by an emerging welfare system. 
C)  taken in by churches. 
D)  homeless.

Question 13

Describe the causes and consequences of the increased physical separation of extended families after the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Families separated during and after the

Question 14

An extended family guided by the authority of the father would be considered a

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchal family. 
B)  companionship family. 
C)  matriarchal family. 
D)  traditional family. 
A)  patriarchal family. 
B)  companionship family. 
C)  matriarchal family. 
D)  traditional family.

Question 15

Evaluate the role of religion, particularly the Christian church, on family norms and values in the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In early American history, churches held

Question 16

African American families in the late nineteenth century had which of the following qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)  greater gender equality 
B)  stronger marriages 
C)  weaker extended family networks 
D)  no legal recognition 
A)  greater gender equality 
B)  stronger marriages 
C)  weaker extended family networks 
D)  no legal recognition

Question 17

How did industrialism and separate spheres increase economic inequality between husband and wife?

Accepted Answer

A)  Waged workers were men, and labor in the home did not generate as much income. 
B)  Women wielded more power within the workplace, which allowed them to be independent of their husbands. 
C)  Women were more likely to have economic power over their husbands because women's work was critical to family survival. 
D)  Women were more likely to have economic power over their homes than their husbands were. 
A)  Waged workers were men, and labor in the home did not generate as much income. 
B)  Women wielded more power within the workplace, which allowed them to be independent of their husbands. 
C)  Women were more likely to have economic power over their husbands because women's work was critical to family survival. 
D)  Women were more likely to have economic power over their homes than their husbands were.

Question 18

It is difficult for historians to know which aspects of family life among enslaved Africans were African traditions because

Accepted Answer

A)  no records were kept. 
B)  language and customs were suppressed. 
C)  this part of slave history has not been studied. 
D)  customs and traditions varied widely among slaves. 
A)  no records were kept. 
B)  language and customs were suppressed. 
C)  this part of slave history has not been studied. 
D)  customs and traditions varied widely among slaves.

Question 19

In the early United States, most enslaved children lived with

Accepted Answer

A)  grandparents. 
B)  unrelated adults. 
C)  one parent. 
D)  both parents. 
A)  grandparents. 
B)  unrelated adults. 
C)  one parent. 
D)  both parents.

Question 20

A family consisting of two parents and their children, whose priorities are personal fulfillment and common affection, would be considered a

Accepted Answer

A)  modern family. 
B)  companionship family. 
C)  traditional family. 
D)  patriarchal family. 
A)  modern family. 
B)  companionship family. 
C)  traditional family. 
D)  patriarchal family.

Which of the following is a characteristic of modern grandparenting, especially in poor families?

During the nineteenth century, how did the idea of childhood change?

Middle-class and affluent families were the first to develop an emphasis on emotional bonds in family life because

Identify three specific examples of government influence over family life and describe their long-term impact.

In the late twentieth century, cultural changes in the meaning of and motivation for marriage evolved in what way?

Which of the following supports the idea that the institution of marriage remains very important in U.S. society?

Most colonial households were made up of

Which of the following is an important broad historic trend impacting the character of American family life?

Many women find themselves caring for adolescent children as well as aging parents. Social scientists call this population

Why would a social scientist claim that the role of grandparents in middle-class and affluent families differ from grandparents' roles in poor families?

Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on family structure, paying particular attention to family structure, social class, and gender roles.

In a male-dominated wage economy, orphans and widows were commonly

Describe the causes and consequences of the increased physical separation of extended families after the Industrial Revolution.

An extended family guided by the authority of the father would be considered a

Evaluate the role of religion, particularly the Christian church, on family norms and values in the nineteenth century.

African American families in the late nineteenth century had which of the following qualities?

How did industrialism and separate spheres increase economic inequality between husband and wife?

It is difficult for historians to know which aspects of family life among enslaved Africans were African traditions because

In the early United States, most enslaved children lived with

A family consisting of two parents and their children, whose priorities are personal fulfillment and common affection, would be considered a

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Exam 2: The Family in History

Which of the following is a characteristic of modern grandparenting, especially in poor families?

During the nineteenth century, how did the idea of childhood change?

Middle-class and affluent families were the first to develop an emphasis on emotional bonds in family life because

Identify three specific examples of government influence over family life and describe their long-term impact.

In the late twentieth century, cultural changes in the meaning of and motivation for marriage evolved in what way?

Which of the following supports the idea that the institution of marriage remains very important in U.S. society?

Most colonial households were made up of

Which of the following is an important broad historic trend impacting the character of American family life?

Many women find themselves caring for adolescent children as well as aging parents. Social scientists call this population

Why would a social scientist claim that the role of grandparents in middle-class and affluent families differ from grandparents' roles in poor families?

Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on family structure, paying particular attention to family structure, social class, and gender roles.

In a male-dominated wage economy, orphans and widows were commonly

Describe the causes and consequences of the increased physical separation of extended families after the Industrial Revolution.

An extended family guided by the authority of the father would be considered a

Evaluate the role of religion, particularly the Christian church, on family norms and values in the nineteenth century.

African American families in the late nineteenth century had which of the following qualities?

How did industrialism and separate spheres increase economic inequality between husband and wife?

It is difficult for historians to know which aspects of family life among enslaved Africans were African traditions because

In the early United States, most enslaved children lived with

A family consisting of two parents and their children, whose priorities are personal fulfillment and common affection, would be considered a

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

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