Question 1

What racial-ethnic group has the highest rate of births to unmarried women?

Accepted Answer

A)  White 
B)  African American 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian American 
A)  White 
B)  African American 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian American

Question 2

Which of the following describes the typical division of labor in child rearing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mothers do most of the primary caretaking while fathers take major responsibility for arrangements such as doctor appointments. 
B)  Fathers and mothers share caretaking and other responsibilities nearly equally. 
C)  Mothers do most of the caretaking and are responsible for other arrangements as well. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Mothers do most of the primary caretaking while fathers take major responsibility for arrangements such as doctor appointments. 
B)  Fathers and mothers share caretaking and other responsibilities nearly equally. 
C)  Mothers do most of the caretaking and are responsible for other arrangements as well. 
D)  none of the above

Question 3

Research evidence indicates that children of gay and lesbian parents are as emotionally healthy as children raised by heterosexual parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is the most common path to voluntary childlessness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Couples decide before they marry that they will not have children. 
B)  Couples postpone childbearing until they decide it is no longer a desirable choice. 
C)  Couples who intend to have children are pressured by their extended families not to have children. 
D)  The answers above are three equally common paths. 
A)  Couples decide before they marry that they will not have children. 
B)  Couples postpone childbearing until they decide it is no longer a desirable choice. 
C)  Couples who intend to have children are pressured by their extended families not to have children. 
D)  The answers above are three equally common paths.

Question 5

Research finds married mothers

Accepted Answer

A)  spend more total time with their children than single mothers. 
B)  spend more primary time with their children than single mothers. 
C)  with more economic resources spend less time with their children than those with fewer resources. 
D)  with preschool age children tend to spend less time with their children than those with older children. 
A)  spend more total time with their children than single mothers. 
B)  spend more primary time with their children than single mothers. 
C)  with more economic resources spend less time with their children than those with fewer resources. 
D)  with preschool age children tend to spend less time with their children than those with older children.

Question 6

Children from single-parent homes are more likely than children from intact homes to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  have poor academic achievement 
B)  be involved in delinquent acts 
C)  drop out of school 
D)  all of the above 
A)  have poor academic achievement 
B)  be involved in delinquent acts 
C)  drop out of school 
D)  all of the above

Question 7

Several trends are cited in the text as factors contributing to the predominance of relatively small families in contemporary U.S.society.Discuss these trends and the consequences that small family size has for its members.

Accepted Answer

Several trends contribute to the predomi

Question 8

First born children,in comparison with later born children,

Accepted Answer

A)  respond more to the influence of peers. 
B)  tend to be more achievement-oriented. 
C)  are more likely to remain childless in adulthood. 
D)  have a tendency to rebel against the values of their parents. 
A)  respond more to the influence of peers. 
B)  tend to be more achievement-oriented. 
C)  are more likely to remain childless in adulthood. 
D)  have a tendency to rebel against the values of their parents.

Question 9

The number of children in a family is

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively related to intellectual outcomes for children. Children from small families score higher on intelligence tests than children from large families. 
B)  usually greater in families with well-educated spouses. 
C)  insignificant in determining marital satisfaction of parents. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  negatively related to intellectual outcomes for children. Children from small families score higher on intelligence tests than children from large families. 
B)  usually greater in families with well-educated spouses. 
C)  insignificant in determining marital satisfaction of parents. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Bianchi,Robinson,and Milkie find that,compared with the last four decades,

Accepted Answer

A)  parents are spending as much or more time interacting with their children. 
B)  parents are spending much less time interacting with their children. 
C)  fathers are spending less time and mothers are spending more time interacting with their children. 
D)  parents spend much more of their leisure time apart from their children. 
A)  parents are spending as much or more time interacting with their children. 
B)  parents are spending much less time interacting with their children. 
C)  fathers are spending less time and mothers are spending more time interacting with their children. 
D)  parents spend much more of their leisure time apart from their children.

Question 11

Discuss the idea that children are "empty vessels" who are shaped by their parents' influence.
How do newer theories revise this conceptualization of the impact of parents on children?

Accepted Answer

The idea that children are "empty vessel

What racial-ethnic group has the highest rate of births to unmarried women?

Which of the following describes the typical division of labor in child rearing?

Research evidence indicates that children of gay and lesbian parents are as emotionally healthy as children raised by heterosexual parents.

Which of the following is the most common path to voluntary childlessness?

Research finds married mothers

Children from single-parent homes are more likely than children from intact homes to do which of the following?

Several trends are cited in the text as factors contributing to the predominance of relatively small families in contemporary U.S.society.Discuss these trends and the consequences that small family size has for its members.

First born children,in comparison with later born children,

The number of children in a family is

Bianchi,Robinson,and Milkie find that,compared with the last four decades,

Discuss the idea that children are "empty vessels" who are shaped by their parents' influence. How do newer theories revise this conceptualization of the impact of parents on children?

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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

What racial-ethnic group has the highest rate of births to unmarried women?

Which of the following describes the typical division of labor in child rearing?

Research evidence indicates that children of gay and lesbian parents are as emotionally healthy as children raised by heterosexual parents.

Which of the following is the most common path to voluntary childlessness?

Research finds married mothers

Children from single-parent homes are more likely than children from intact homes to do which of the following?

Several trends are cited in the text as factors contributing to the predominance of relatively small families in contemporary U.S.society.Discuss these trends and the consequences that small family size has for its members.

First born children,in comparison with later born children,

The number of children in a family is

Bianchi,Robinson,and Milkie find that,compared with the last four decades,

Discuss the idea that children are "empty vessels" who are shaped by their parents' influence. How do newer theories revise this conceptualization of the impact of parents on children?

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