Question 1

Pronatalism is the high value society places on having children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the patterns for reaching a decision on voluntary childlessness that sociologists have identified among contemporary couples.

Accepted Answer

Sociologists have identified several pat

Question 3

According to recent research,the percent of childless women

Accepted Answer

A)  is correlated with the rising incidence of poverty. 
B)  has increased in recent years. 
C)  has declined in recent years. 
D)  depends primarily on conscious choices made before marriage. 
A)  is correlated with the rising incidence of poverty. 
B)  has increased in recent years. 
C)  has declined in recent years. 
D)  depends primarily on conscious choices made before marriage.

Question 4

The most common model for families with children in contemporary U.S.society is

Accepted Answer

A)  a dual-earner family with children. 
B)  a single adult and dependent children. 
C)  a breadwinner husband, stay-at-home wife, and dependent children. 
D)  a multigenerational household. 
A)  a dual-earner family with children. 
B)  a single adult and dependent children. 
C)  a breadwinner husband, stay-at-home wife, and dependent children. 
D)  a multigenerational household.

Question 5

In general,since 1800 the fertility rate in the United States has

Accepted Answer

A)  increased. 
B)  declined. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  fluctuated drastically every five years. 
A)  increased. 
B)  declined. 
C)  remained the same. 
D)  fluctuated drastically every five years.

Question 6

About 20% of the households in the United States have three or more generations within them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Dual-earner families and single-parent families frequently depend on paid daycare.What is known about how daycare affects children? Is the quality of care uniform in this society? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Research on the effects of daycare on ch

Question 8

All of the following are benefits of parenthood except

Accepted Answer

A)  a child may give the lives of parents meaning and purpose. 
B)  improved financial stability for all family members. 
C)  symbolic immortality. 
D)  enhanced status of parents among kin, colleagues, and the community. 
A)  a child may give the lives of parents meaning and purpose. 
B)  improved financial stability for all family members. 
C)  symbolic immortality. 
D)  enhanced status of parents among kin, colleagues, and the community.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about assisted reproductive technologies is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  These technologies have the potential to create legal dilemmas about the establishment of parental status. 
B)  The cost of these procedures has declined so sufficiently that they are now affordable for individuals of even modest economic resources. 
C)  Use of fertility drugs has had no significant impact on the rate of multiple births in the United States. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  These technologies have the potential to create legal dilemmas about the establishment of parental status. 
B)  The cost of these procedures has declined so sufficiently that they are now affordable for individuals of even modest economic resources. 
C)  Use of fertility drugs has had no significant impact on the rate of multiple births in the United States. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Siblings

Accepted Answer

A)  spend half as much time together as they spend with their parents. 
B)  have less influence on each other than peers. 
C)  who are older are likely to increase the chances of a younger sibling drinking or smoking. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  spend half as much time together as they spend with their parents. 
B)  have less influence on each other than peers. 
C)  who are older are likely to increase the chances of a younger sibling drinking or smoking. 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

Booth and Amato's research on adult children of traditional and nontraditional parents found that

Accepted Answer

A)  children of traditional parents were more likely to get married and to parent. 
B)  children of nontraditional parents were more likely to get married and to parent. 
C)  there were no differences in psychological well-being between these groups of children. 
D)  children of traditional parents had lower educational attainment. 
A)  children of traditional parents were more likely to get married and to parent. 
B)  children of nontraditional parents were more likely to get married and to parent. 
C)  there were no differences in psychological well-being between these groups of children. 
D)  children of traditional parents had lower educational attainment.

Question 12

Latinas are the racial-ethnic group with the highest fertility rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

About a third of partners who decide to remain childless negotiate their decision prior to marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Current trends in fertility have been unaffected by the legalization of abortion in 1973.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Recent theories of childhood draw which of the following conclusions about the parent-child relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are "empty vessels" that parents shape according to contemporary norms of child rearing. 
B)  Parents are authority figures; therefore, children have little chance of shaping their parents. 
C)  Parents influence their children and children influence their parents. 
D)  Deterministic models of child rearing provide the best conceptualization of this process. 
A)  Children are "empty vessels" that parents shape according to contemporary norms of child rearing. 
B)  Parents are authority figures; therefore, children have little chance of shaping their parents. 
C)  Parents influence their children and children influence their parents. 
D)  Deterministic models of child rearing provide the best conceptualization of this process.

Question 16

Parenting styles tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  produce different traits in children. 
B)  vary by social class. 
C)  have their own benefits and drawbacks. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  produce different traits in children. 
B)  vary by social class. 
C)  have their own benefits and drawbacks. 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

Which of the following relates to the social construction of childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Methods of child rearing change over time. 
B)  Children differ because of their genes. 
C)  Children go through very similar experiences in all societies. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Methods of child rearing change over time. 
B)  Children differ because of their genes. 
C)  Children go through very similar experiences in all societies. 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Research on children in families with nontraditional gender roles finds

Accepted Answer

A)  these children score significantly lower on measures of psychological well-being than children in traditional families. 
B)  educational attainment to be significantly lower than for children in traditional families. 
C)  the effects on children are not adverse. 
D)  these children are likely to be voluntarily childless as adults. 
A)  these children score significantly lower on measures of psychological well-being than children in traditional families. 
B)  educational attainment to be significantly lower than for children in traditional families. 
C)  the effects on children are not adverse. 
D)  these children are likely to be voluntarily childless as adults.

Question 19

Many of the undesirable social outcomes associated with single-parent families are related to high poverty rates among these households.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

John and Jane Smith are a middle-income couple who became parents in 2005.According to U.S.government estimates,approximately how much will they spend to raise their child to the age of 17?

Accepted Answer

A)  $50,000 
B)  $80,000 
C)  $227,000 
D)  $240,000 
A)  $50,000 
B)  $80,000 
C)  $227,000 
D)  $240,000

Pronatalism is the high value society places on having children.

Discuss the patterns for reaching a decision on voluntary childlessness that sociologists have identified among contemporary couples.

According to recent research,the percent of childless women

The most common model for families with children in contemporary U.S.society is

In general,since 1800 the fertility rate in the United States has

About 20% of the households in the United States have three or more generations within them.

Dual-earner families and single-parent families frequently depend on paid daycare.What is known about how daycare affects children? Is the quality of care uniform in this society? Explain.

All of the following are benefits of parenthood except

Which of the following statements about assisted reproductive technologies is accurate?

Siblings

Booth and Amato's research on adult children of traditional and nontraditional parents found that

Latinas are the racial-ethnic group with the highest fertility rate.

About a third of partners who decide to remain childless negotiate their decision prior to marriage.

Current trends in fertility have been unaffected by the legalization of abortion in 1973.

Recent theories of childhood draw which of the following conclusions about the parent-child relationship?

Parenting styles tend to

Which of the following relates to the social construction of childhood?

Research on children in families with nontraditional gender roles finds

Many of the undesirable social outcomes associated with single-parent families are related to high poverty rates among these households.

John and Jane Smith are a middle-income couple who became parents in 2005.According to U.S.government estimates,approximately how much will they spend to raise their child to the age of 17?

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 10: Parents and Children

Pronatalism is the high value society places on having children.

Discuss the patterns for reaching a decision on voluntary childlessness that sociologists have identified among contemporary couples.

According to recent research,the percent of childless women

The most common model for families with children in contemporary U.S.society is

In general,since 1800 the fertility rate in the United States has

About 20% of the households in the United States have three or more generations within them.

Dual-earner families and single-parent families frequently depend on paid daycare.What is known about how daycare affects children? Is the quality of care uniform in this society? Explain.

All of the following are benefits of parenthood except

Which of the following statements about assisted reproductive technologies is accurate?

Siblings

Booth and Amato's research on adult children of traditional and nontraditional parents found that

Latinas are the racial-ethnic group with the highest fertility rate.

About a third of partners who decide to remain childless negotiate their decision prior to marriage.

Current trends in fertility have been unaffected by the legalization of abortion in 1973.

Recent theories of childhood draw which of the following conclusions about the parent-child relationship?

Parenting styles tend to

Which of the following relates to the social construction of childhood?

Research on children in families with nontraditional gender roles finds

Many of the undesirable social outcomes associated with single-parent families are related to high poverty rates among these households.

John and Jane Smith are a middle-income couple who became parents in 2005.According to U.S.government estimates,approximately how much will they spend to raise their child to the age of 17?

Images,Ideals,and Myths

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

Filters