Question 1

Why is there a decline in the role of parents in deciding their children's marriage?

Accepted Answer

One reason for the declining role of par

Question 2

According to the interactionist perspective,the form of family that is right for a society depends on ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the society's population 
B) social definition 
C) the type of governance 
D) religious beliefs 
A) the society's population 
B) social definition 
C) the type of governance 
D) religious beliefs

Question 3

A(n)________ is a family based on kinship ties that accumulate as a consequence of divorces and remarriages.

Accepted Answer

A) extended family 
B) matrifocal family 
C) traditional family 
D) blended family 
A) extended family 
B) matrifocal family 
C) traditional family 
D) blended family

Question 4

Nuclear families serve the interests of capitalist economic institutions because they ________.

Accepted Answer

A) maximize the number of consumption-oriented units in society 
B) stress the importance of family values over that of individual values 
C) are often male dominated 
D) emphasize common ownership of material goods 
A) maximize the number of consumption-oriented units in society 
B) stress the importance of family values over that of individual values 
C) are often male dominated 
D) emphasize common ownership of material goods

Question 5

A family is said to be an egalitarian family if ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the husband and wife share power and authority somewhat equally between them 
B) there is greater importance for family values than individual goals 
C) the members have equal power and authority irrespective of their age and income 
D) there are an equal number of male and female members 
A) the husband and wife share power and authority somewhat equally between them 
B) there is greater importance for family values than individual goals 
C) the members have equal power and authority irrespective of their age and income 
D) there are an equal number of male and female members

Question 6

According to conflict theorists,how does inheritance contribute to perpetuation of social and economic inequality?

Accepted Answer

Inheritance makes it possible for a fami

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the positive effects of divorce on children?

Accepted Answer

A) Children are given greater responsibility and a greater role in family decision making. 
B) Children are less prone to delinquency. 
C) Children are less likely to experience a divorce in their own marriage. 
D) Children are more likely to perform better at school and have lower chances of dropping out of college. 
A) Children are given greater responsibility and a greater role in family decision making. 
B) Children are less prone to delinquency. 
C) Children are less likely to experience a divorce in their own marriage. 
D) Children are more likely to perform better at school and have lower chances of dropping out of college.

Question 8

Which of the following aspects of family life in the U.S.today is downplayed by the media?

Accepted Answer

A) predominance of single-parent families headed by men 
B) affluence and high-status of families 
C) family conflicts and violence 
D) intelligence,cleverness,and humor of family members 
A) predominance of single-parent families headed by men 
B) affluence and high-status of families 
C) family conflicts and violence 
D) intelligence,cleverness,and humor of family members

Question 9

Why is it difficult to estimate the number of couples in cohabiting relationships?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to estimate the number o

Question 10

________ refers to a family in which males dominate in the regulation of political and economic decision making,and women and children are subordinate.

Accepted Answer

A) Monogamy 
B) Oligarchy 
C) Patriarchy 
D) Anarchy 
A) Monogamy 
B) Oligarchy 
C) Patriarchy 
D) Anarchy

Question 11

________ refer to marriages in which parents would select marriage partners for their children,sometimes shortly after their birth,based on what was considered best for the family,and the prospective marriage partners had little other choice.

Accepted Answer

A) Participant-run romances 
B) Arranged marriages 
C) Parent-run courtships 
D) Plural marriages 
A) Participant-run romances 
B) Arranged marriages 
C) Parent-run courtships 
D) Plural marriages

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the domestic partner provision given by some city and county governments?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides equal power and authority to all wives in the households. 
B) It mandates that couples in dual-earner families should share their expenses equally. 
C) It accords cohabitants much the same benefits and rights as married couples. 
D) It states that every member in an egalitarian family has equal rights and privileges. 
A) It provides equal power and authority to all wives in the households. 
B) It mandates that couples in dual-earner families should share their expenses equally. 
C) It accords cohabitants much the same benefits and rights as married couples. 
D) It states that every member in an egalitarian family has equal rights and privileges.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of dual-earner families?

Accepted Answer

A) The men in dual-earner families are more likely to be dissatisfied with their marriages. 
B) Dual-earner couples are more likely to remain childless. 
C) Dual-earner couples are less likely to have any form of stress in spousal relationships. 
D) Dual-earner couples have a greater risk of divorce. 
A) The men in dual-earner families are more likely to be dissatisfied with their marriages. 
B) Dual-earner couples are more likely to remain childless. 
C) Dual-earner couples are less likely to have any form of stress in spousal relationships. 
D) Dual-earner couples have a greater risk of divorce.

Question 14

How do employers benefit by sponsoring child-care programs for their employees?

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that the problems emp

Question 15

Zack & Marlo is a business conglomerate that has subsidiaries in various countries.Since the country in which it is headquartered does not have fixed policies for child care,the company has framed its own set of policies for employees who want to avail child-care benefits.It allows employees to purchase vouchers for child care and to avail tax benefits on the money they spend on child care.The measures taken by Zack & Marlo are an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the provisions under the Head Start program 
B) the collective action for social welfare 
C) the privatization of child care 
D) the interventionist approach to child care 
A) the provisions under the Head Start program 
B) the collective action for social welfare 
C) the privatization of child care 
D) the interventionist approach to child care

Question 16

Why are communal families considered to be a threat to a capitalist economy?

Accepted Answer

Communal families are based on the belie

Question 17

Which of the following is a similarity between serial monogamy and polygamy?

Accepted Answer

A) Both allow a person to have more than one spouse in their entire lifetime. 
B) Both are legal in the United States. 
C) Both deny women the right to remarry,while men are allowed to remarry. 
D) Both allow a person to have multiple spouses at the same time. 
A) Both allow a person to have more than one spouse in their entire lifetime. 
B) Both are legal in the United States. 
C) Both deny women the right to remarry,while men are allowed to remarry. 
D) Both allow a person to have multiple spouses at the same time.

Question 18

Which of the following aspects of mass media has helped them play a central role in shaping the debate about problems in the modern family?

Accepted Answer

A) their tendency to downplay the negative aspects of modern families 
B) their ability to remain unaffected by industrialization 
C) their accurate portrayal of family lives in reality 
D) their ability to influence people's beliefs and values 
A) their tendency to downplay the negative aspects of modern families 
B) their ability to remain unaffected by industrialization 
C) their accurate portrayal of family lives in reality 
D) their ability to influence people's beliefs and values

Question 19

How did the media portrayal of families in the 1960s and 1970s differ from reality?

Accepted Answer

A) Media portrayed families as always being two-parent nuclear families,while most families were single-parent families in reality. 
B) Media portrayed families as single-parent families headed by men,while most single-parent families were headed by women in reality. 
C) Media portrayed divorce as the common reason for most single-parent families,while death was the most common reason in reality. 
D) Media portrayed high levels of poverty and inaccessibility to resources in poor families,while families were not so poor in reality. 
A) Media portrayed families as always being two-parent nuclear families,while most families were single-parent families in reality. 
B) Media portrayed families as single-parent families headed by men,while most single-parent families were headed by women in reality. 
C) Media portrayed divorce as the common reason for most single-parent families,while death was the most common reason in reality. 
D) Media portrayed high levels of poverty and inaccessibility to resources in poor families,while families were not so poor in reality.

Question 20

What is the leading cause of traumatic death for children aged 4 and younger in the U.S.according to investigations?

Accepted Answer

A) child abuse and neglect 
B) road accidents 
C) prolonged illness 
D) malnutrition 
A) child abuse and neglect 
B) road accidents 
C) prolonged illness 
D) malnutrition

Why is there a decline in the role of parents in deciding their children's marriage?

According to the interactionist perspective,the form of family that is right for a society depends on ________.

A(n)________ is a family based on kinship ties that accumulate as a consequence of divorces and remarriages.

Nuclear families serve the interests of capitalist economic institutions because they ________.

A family is said to be an egalitarian family if ________.

According to conflict theorists,how does inheritance contribute to perpetuation of social and economic inequality?

Which of the following is true of the positive effects of divorce on children?

Which of the following aspects of family life in the U.S.today is downplayed by the media?

Why is it difficult to estimate the number of couples in cohabiting relationships?

________ refers to a family in which males dominate in the regulation of political and economic decision making,and women and children are subordinate.

________ refer to marriages in which parents would select marriage partners for their children,sometimes shortly after their birth,based on what was considered best for the family,and the prospective marriage partners had little other choice.

Which of the following best describes the domestic partner provision given by some city and county governments?

Which of the following is true of dual-earner families?

How do employers benefit by sponsoring child-care programs for their employees?

Why are communal families considered to be a threat to a capitalist economy?

Which of the following is a similarity between serial monogamy and polygamy?

Which of the following aspects of mass media has helped them play a central role in shaping the debate about problems in the modern family?

How did the media portrayal of families in the 1960s and 1970s differ from reality?

What is the leading cause of traumatic death for children aged 4 and younger in the U.S.according to investigations?

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Exam 3: Family-Related Problems

Why is there a decline in the role of parents in deciding their children's marriage?

According to the interactionist perspective,the form of family that is right for a society depends on ________.

A(n)________ is a family based on kinship ties that accumulate as a consequence of divorces and remarriages.

Nuclear families serve the interests of capitalist economic institutions because they ________.

A family is said to be an egalitarian family if ________.

According to conflict theorists,how does inheritance contribute to perpetuation of social and economic inequality?

Which of the following is true of the positive effects of divorce on children?

Which of the following aspects of family life in the U.S.today is downplayed by the media?

Why is it difficult to estimate the number of couples in cohabiting relationships?

________ refers to a family in which males dominate in the regulation of political and economic decision making,and women and children are subordinate.

________ refer to marriages in which parents would select marriage partners for their children,sometimes shortly after their birth,based on what was considered best for the family,and the prospective marriage partners had little other choice.

Which of the following best describes the domestic partner provision given by some city and county governments?

Which of the following is true of dual-earner families?

How do employers benefit by sponsoring child-care programs for their employees?

Why are communal families considered to be a threat to a capitalist economy?

Which of the following is a similarity between serial monogamy and polygamy?

Which of the following aspects of mass media has helped them play a central role in shaping the debate about problems in the modern family?

How did the media portrayal of families in the 1960s and 1970s differ from reality?

What is the leading cause of traumatic death for children aged 4 and younger in the U.S.according to investigations?

Approaches to the Study of Social Problems

Concentration of Power: Economic and Political Institutions

Health and Illness

Education, Science, and Technology

Poverty

Race and Ethnic Relations

Gender,Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality

Age and Social Inequality

Crime and Delinquency

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Trade

Population Growth and Urbanization

Environmental Problems

Violence, War, and Terrorism

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