Question 1

Who was instrumental in helping the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution be ratified, according to feature box?

Accepted Answer

A) Mark Spitz 
B) Susan B. Anthony 
C) Teddy Kennedy 
D) Abigail Adams 
E) Eleanor Roosevelt 
A) Mark Spitz 
B) Susan B. Anthony 
C) Teddy Kennedy 
D) Abigail Adams 
E) Eleanor Roosevelt B

Question 2

Increasingly, many new jobs are part-time, sub-contracted, temporary in nature, occur at night, or offer irregular work schedules. These types of jobs are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) recession-building employment 
B) separate spheres 
C) reconstitution 
D) patricians 
E) nonstandardized work schedules 
A) recession-building employment 
B) separate spheres 
C) reconstitution 
D) patricians 
E) nonstandardized work schedules E

Question 3

Which of the following statements is TRUE about families in the first half of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A) It is estimated that one in two workers was unemployed and searching for work during the Depression, although this figure likely discounts seasonal workers. 
B) During the Depression, discrimination against women was minimal because society recognized that many women were the primary breadwinners in their families. 
C) During World War II, women were encouraged to work outside the home as their patriotic duty, but "color bars" continued to severely limit the type of work that minorities could do. 
D) The divorce rate rose dramatically during and immediately after World War II. 
E) During the 1950s the total fertility rate dropped considerably. 
A) It is estimated that one in two workers was unemployed and searching for work during the Depression, although this figure likely discounts seasonal workers. 
B) During the Depression, discrimination against women was minimal because society recognized that many women were the primary breadwinners in their families. 
C) During World War II, women were encouraged to work outside the home as their patriotic duty, but "color bars" continued to severely limit the type of work that minorities could do. 
D) The divorce rate rose dramatically during and immediately after World War II. 
E) During the 1950s the total fertility rate dropped considerably. D

Question 4

List at least three (3)economic consequences of the current recession.

Accepted Answer

(1)labor force shrinking; (2)i

Question 5

Which of the following is true about slave marriages?

Accepted Answer

A) Masters considered marriages among slaves to be a threat to slavery because they decreased their control over the slaves. 
B) In colonial America it was easy for a slave to find a spouse. 
C) Slave marriages tended to be enduring and long-lasting. 
D) Because of the constant threat that their marriage would be broken up, slaves tended to have weak family bonds. 
E) Slave marriages were not legally binding. 
A) Masters considered marriages among slaves to be a threat to slavery because they decreased their control over the slaves. 
B) In colonial America it was easy for a slave to find a spouse. 
C) Slave marriages tended to be enduring and long-lasting. 
D) Because of the constant threat that their marriage would be broken up, slaves tended to have weak family bonds. 
E) Slave marriages were not legally binding.

Question 6

Jerome is interested in studying racial and ethnic differences in how families care for the elderly. He is interviewing some of the oldest family members he can find because his goal is to compile all available information about significant family events. He will look through other pertinent documents as well. This method is called:

Accepted Answer

A) family reconstitution 
B) family compadres 
C) cult of domesticity 
D) familism 
E) family primogeniture 
A) family reconstitution 
B) family compadres 
C) cult of domesticity 
D) familism 
E) family primogeniture

Question 7

In many ways families in modern industrial and postindustrial societies, such as the U.S., resemble families in ________ societies in terms of their functions, forms, and many of their intimate relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural 
C) agricultural 
D) both horticultural and agricultural 
E) patrician 
A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural 
C) agricultural 
D) both horticultural and agricultural 
E) patrician

Question 8

Which decade is characterized as one of social change?

Accepted Answer

A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s 
A) 1950s 
B) 1960s 
C) 1980s 
D) 1990s 
E) 2000s

Question 9

Kim is an anthropologist studying how family members of different racial and ethnic groups care for their elderly. He is taking extensive notes of the way their culture shapes attitudes towards the elderly. These detailed accounts are called:

Accepted Answer

A) lecture notes 
B) family reconstitution 
C) ethnographies 
D) subsistence notes 
E) historical resources 
A) lecture notes 
B) family reconstitution 
C) ethnographies 
D) subsistence notes 
E) historical resources

Question 10

Which of the following characterizes Native Americans in the preindustrial United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Some tribes practiced polygamy, although most were monogamous. 
B) About three-quarters of tribes were matrilineal. 
C) In most native tribes, women held lower status than their White counterparts did. 
D) There were nearly 5 million natives speaking about 25 different languages when European settlers first arrived. 
E) Puberty was an important ritual for boys, but largely went unnoticed in girls. 
A) Some tribes practiced polygamy, although most were monogamous. 
B) About three-quarters of tribes were matrilineal. 
C) In most native tribes, women held lower status than their White counterparts did. 
D) There were nearly 5 million natives speaking about 25 different languages when European settlers first arrived. 
E) Puberty was an important ritual for boys, but largely went unnoticed in girls.

Question 11

Discuss the economic consequences of the current recession for families.

Accepted Answer

The current recession has had significan

Question 12

How would we characterize parenting in colonial America?

Accepted Answer

A) highly permissive 
B) few class variations 
C) both boys and girls were trained by the mother 
D) children were treated as miniature adults in many ways 
E) parents averaged 12-14 children, but only 10-11 of them lived 
A) highly permissive 
B) few class variations 
C) both boys and girls were trained by the mother 
D) children were treated as miniature adults in many ways 
E) parents averaged 12-14 children, but only 10-11 of them lived

Question 13

Mexican Americans have a long tradition of machismo, defined as

Accepted Answer

masculine authority exercised

Question 14

Among the early Roman families, the ________ were landowners, and therefore at the top of the stratification system, while slaves were at the bottom.

Accepted Answer

A) compadres 
B) companionate family 
C) primogeniture 
D) patricians 
E) pellies 
A) compadres 
B) companionate family 
C) primogeniture 
D) patricians 
E) pellies

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Small family farms increasingly could not support themselves and folded. 
B) There was considerable movement to urban areas in search of jobs. 
C) Working conditions were often extremely dangerous. 
D) Jobs were generally separated by sex. 
E) Industries sought men, women, and children to work in the factories and mills; however, by 1860 child labor laws were passed prohibiting children under age 14 from working. 
A) Small family farms increasingly could not support themselves and folded. 
B) There was considerable movement to urban areas in search of jobs. 
C) Working conditions were often extremely dangerous. 
D) Jobs were generally separated by sex. 
E) Industries sought men, women, and children to work in the factories and mills; however, by 1860 child labor laws were passed prohibiting children under age 14 from working.

Question 16

Abolitionists criticized slavery, using passionate images of slave families being broken up on the auction block, thereby destroying opportunities for meaningful family life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Throughout most of human history, humans used hunting and gathering as their mode of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Anthropologists, historians, and family scholars who tell us about daily life, customs, and lifestyles of ordinary citizens are weaving together:

Accepted Answer

A) marketing strategies 
B) social history 
C) patriarchal customs 
D) bundling strategies 
E) separate spheres 
A) marketing strategies 
B) social history 
C) patriarchal customs 
D) bundling strategies 
E) separate spheres

Question 19

Companionate families became the norm during the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century as families migrated to cities looking for work and faced significant housing shortages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain how industrialization (and the resulting urbanization)and immigration have changed family life in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

Industrialization and urbanization in th

Who was instrumental in helping the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution be ratified, according to feature box?

Increasingly, many new jobs are part-time, sub-contracted, temporary in nature, occur at night, or offer irregular work schedules. These types of jobs are referred to as:

Which of the following statements is TRUE about families in the first half of the 20th century?

List at least three (3)economic consequences of the current recession.

Which of the following is true about slave marriages?

In many ways families in modern industrial and postindustrial societies, such as the U.S., resemble families in ________ societies in terms of their functions, forms, and many of their intimate relationships.

Which decade is characterized as one of social change?

Kim is an anthropologist studying how family members of different racial and ethnic groups care for their elderly. He is taking extensive notes of the way their culture shapes attitudes towards the elderly. These detailed accounts are called:

Which of the following characterizes Native Americans in the preindustrial United States?

Discuss the economic consequences of the current recession for families.

How would we characterize parenting in colonial America?

Mexican Americans have a long tradition of machismo, defined as

Among the early Roman families, the ________ were landowners, and therefore at the top of the stratification system, while slaves were at the bottom.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of industrialization?

Abolitionists criticized slavery, using passionate images of slave families being broken up on the auction block, thereby destroying opportunities for meaningful family life.

Throughout most of human history, humans used hunting and gathering as their mode of production.

Anthropologists, historians, and family scholars who tell us about daily life, customs, and lifestyles of ordinary citizens are weaving together:

Companionate families became the norm during the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century as families migrated to cities looking for work and faced significant housing shortages.

Explain how industrialization (and the resulting urbanization)and immigration have changed family life in the U.S.

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce and Repartnering

Summing It Up: Families and the Sociological Imagination

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Exam 3: Families Throughout History

Who was instrumental in helping the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution be ratified, according to feature box?

Increasingly, many new jobs are part-time, sub-contracted, temporary in nature, occur at night, or offer irregular work schedules. These types of jobs are referred to as:

Which of the following statements is TRUE about families in the first half of the 20th century?

List at least three (3)economic consequences of the current recession.

Which of the following is true about slave marriages?

In many ways families in modern industrial and postindustrial societies, such as the U.S., resemble families in ________ societies in terms of their functions, forms, and many of their intimate relationships.

Which decade is characterized as one of social change?

Kim is an anthropologist studying how family members of different racial and ethnic groups care for their elderly. He is taking extensive notes of the way their culture shapes attitudes towards the elderly. These detailed accounts are called:

Which of the following characterizes Native Americans in the preindustrial United States?

Discuss the economic consequences of the current recession for families.

How would we characterize parenting in colonial America?

Mexican Americans have a long tradition of machismo, defined as

Among the early Roman families, the ________ were landowners, and therefore at the top of the stratification system, while slaves were at the bottom.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of industrialization?

Abolitionists criticized slavery, using passionate images of slave families being broken up on the auction block, thereby destroying opportunities for meaningful family life.

Throughout most of human history, humans used hunting and gathering as their mode of production.

Anthropologists, historians, and family scholars who tell us about daily life, customs, and lifestyles of ordinary citizens are weaving together:

Companionate families became the norm during the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century as families migrated to cities looking for work and faced significant housing shortages.

Explain how industrialization (and the resulting urbanization)and immigration have changed family life in the U.S.

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce and Repartnering

Summing It Up: Families and the Sociological Imagination

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