Question 1

The concept "patrilocality" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  rule of men over women. 
B)  a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C)  a system of tracing descent through males. 
D)  a family composed of only males. 
A)  rule of men over women. 
B)  a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C)  a system of tracing descent through males. 
D)  a family composed of only males.

Question 2

What is the effect of industrialization on the number of children in a typical family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families have more children. 
B)  Families have the same number of children. 
C)  Families have fewer children. 
D)  Families no longer care about how many children they have. 
A)  Families have more children. 
B)  Families have the same number of children. 
C)  Families have fewer children. 
D)  Families no longer care about how many children they have.

Question 3

In today's high-income nations, children are:

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A)  an economic asset. 
B)  an economic liability. 
C)  able to earn more than what parents spend to raise them. 
D)  leaving home to go to work earlier in life than ever before. 
A)  an economic asset. 
B)  an economic liability. 
C)  able to earn more than what parents spend to raise them. 
D)  leaving home to go to work earlier in life than ever before.

Question 4

Most people in the United States who divorce:

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A)  remain single. 
B)  experience a rising standard of living. 
C)  remarry within five years. 
D)  have experienced family violence. 
A)  remain single. 
B)  experience a rising standard of living. 
C)  remarry within five years. 
D)  have experienced family violence.

Question 5

Which of the following are traits of marriage?

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A)  a legally approved relationship 
B)  sexual activity and childbearing 
C)  economic cooperation 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  a legally approved relationship 
B)  sexual activity and childbearing 
C)  economic cooperation 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

Before they reach the age of eighteen, half of U.S. children live with only one parent for some period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Another name for the extended family is the conjugal family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Today's baby boomers are often called the "sandwich generation" because:

Accepted Answer

A)  of their love of fast food. 
B)  they do not easily mix family and work responsibilities. 
C)  their families rarely eat meals together. 
D)  they spend time caring for both children and aging parents. 
A)  of their love of fast food. 
B)  they do not easily mix family and work responsibilities. 
C)  their families rarely eat meals together. 
D)  they spend time caring for both children and aging parents.

Question 9

What are rules of exogamy and endogamy? Give example of each. Why do societies have such rules?

Accepted Answer

Exogamy and endogamy are rules that gove

Question 10

Looking for evidence about how much the traditional family is eroding, you might point to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  singlehood is up. 
B)  the divorce rate is up. 
C)  more children are born to single mothers. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  singlehood is up. 
B)  the divorce rate is up. 
C)  more children are born to single mothers. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 11

A system of marriage that unites two partners is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  polygyny. 
B)  polygamy. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  monogamy. 
A)  polygyny. 
B)  polygamy. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  monogamy.

Question 12

People in the United States today are more accepting of divorce than they were a century ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Among American Indians who migrate from reservations to cities, a common pattern is:

Accepted Answer

A)  strong extended kinship. 
B)  a fluid, or changing, household. 
C)  starting to use kin terms for unrelated people who live together. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  strong extended kinship. 
B)  a fluid, or changing, household. 
C)  starting to use kin terms for unrelated people who live together. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 14

Most research suggests that growing up in a one-parent family disadvantages children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most adults in the United States say they want at least three children, although most do not go on to have this many.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sociologists tell us that families in the United States are diverse. Exactly how are they diverse? Describe differences in marriage and family life that are linked to (a) class, (b) gender, (c) race and ethnicity, and (d) personal choice. Why are families becoming more diverse? Do you view this trend as positive or negative? Why?

Accepted Answer

Families in the United States are divers

Question 17

Define patrilineal descent, matrilineal descent, and bilateral descent. Which pattern is favored in the United States? Why?

Accepted Answer

Patrilineal descent is a system of traci

Question 18

A system of marriage that unites one woman with two or more men is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  polygyny. 
B)  polygamy. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  polygyny. 
B)  polygamy. 
C)  polyandry. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

How does the family perpetuate social inequality with regard to class, gender, and race?

Accepted Answer

The family perpetuates social inequality

Question 20

The recent trend in racially mixed marriages has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  upward-the numbers are increasing. 
B)  stable-the numbers are holding steady. 
C)  downward-the numbers are falling. 
D)  rising in good economic times, and falling in bad economic times. 
A)  upward-the numbers are increasing. 
B)  stable-the numbers are holding steady. 
C)  downward-the numbers are falling. 
D)  rising in good economic times, and falling in bad economic times.

Exam 18: Families

The concept "patrilocality" refers to:

What is the effect of industrialization on the number of children in a typical family?

In today's high-income nations, children are:

Most people in the United States who divorce:

Which of the following are traits of marriage?

Before they reach the age of eighteen, half of U.S. children live with only one parent for some period of time.

Another name for the extended family is the conjugal family.

Today's baby boomers are often called the "sandwich generation" because:

What are rules of exogamy and endogamy? Give example of each. Why do societies have such rules?

Looking for evidence about how much the traditional family is eroding, you might point to the fact that:

A system of marriage that unites two partners is called:

People in the United States today are more accepting of divorce than they were a century ago.

Among American Indians who migrate from reservations to cities, a common pattern is:

Most research suggests that growing up in a one-parent family disadvantages children.

Most adults in the United States say they want at least three children, although most do not go on to have this many.

Define patrilineal descent, matrilineal descent, and bilateral descent. Which pattern is favored in the United States? Why?

A system of marriage that unites one woman with two or more men is called:

How does the family perpetuate social inequality with regard to class, gender, and race?

The recent trend in racially mixed marriages has been:

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