Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes American families in the colonial era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compared with contemporary standards, the average duration of marriages was much longer. 
B)  More than half of all children saw the death of at least one parent by the time they were twenty-one years old. 
C)  Spouses spent much more time together in the colonial era compared with today, considering the currently high level of women's employment. 
D)  The colonial family was peaceful and harmonious, unlike most contemporary families. 
A)  Compared with contemporary standards, the average duration of marriages was much longer. 
B)  More than half of all children saw the death of at least one parent by the time they were twenty-one years old. 
C)  Spouses spent much more time together in the colonial era compared with today, considering the currently high level of women's employment. 
D)  The colonial family was peaceful and harmonious, unlike most contemporary families.

Question 2

Does cohabitation lead to divorce? Please explain your answer in two to four sentences, using research from the textbook.

Accepted Answer

Some studies suggest that those who live

Question 3

A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  cohabitation. 
B)  a marriage. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  a family. 
A)  cohabitation. 
B)  a marriage. 
C)  kinship. 
D)  a family.

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning black and white families is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks have lower rates of childbearing outside of marriage than whites. 
B)  Blacks are less likely ever to marry than whites. 
C)  Blacks are more likely to marry after having a nonmarital birth than whites. 
D)  Black families are less likely than white families to be female headed. 
A)  Blacks have lower rates of childbearing outside of marriage than whites. 
B)  Blacks are less likely ever to marry than whites. 
C)  Blacks are more likely to marry after having a nonmarital birth than whites. 
D)  Black families are less likely than white families to be female headed.

Question 5

About what percent of American adults in their mid-fifties are or have previously been married?

Accepted Answer

A)  35 percent 
B)  51 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  35 percent 
B)  51 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 6

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize transformations in the global family structure over the past half century. In three to five sentences, name two of those changes that you find the most compelling and explain why.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The seven important c

Question 7

A family in which at least one partner has children from a previous marriage is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear family. 
B)  step-family. 
C)  postmodern family. 
D)  single-parent family. 
A)  nuclear family. 
B)  step-family. 
C)  postmodern family. 
D)  single-parent family.

Question 8

Isabelle and Antonio's parents divorced two years ago, and while Isabelle is generally happy and well adjusted, Antonio is having a harder time and often cannot concentrate in school. According to Andrew Cherlin, do both of these children fit the norm for children of divorced parents? Please explain your answer in two to four sentences.

Accepted Answer

Andrew Cherlin has argued that there are

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most studies of abuse are based on national surveys of child welfare professionals. 
B)  Almost all child deaths from abuse or neglect are recorded. 
C)  Child abuse occurs more frequently in high-income families. 
D)  The highest child victimization rates were for children in their teenage years. 
A)  Most studies of abuse are based on national surveys of child welfare professionals. 
B)  Almost all child deaths from abuse or neglect are recorded. 
C)  Child abuse occurs more frequently in high-income families. 
D)  The highest child victimization rates were for children in their teenage years.

Question 10

Sociologist Dr. Stone studies differences between black and white family formations. What might be one problem with this kind of research model?

Accepted Answer

A)  It draws attention away from diversity within racial and ethnic groups. 
B)  Sociologists have found that race makes no difference in family formation. 
C)  Socioeconomic status tends to make more of a difference than race. 
D)  Black and white families have nearly identical formations. 
A)  It draws attention away from diversity within racial and ethnic groups. 
B)  Sociologists have found that race makes no difference in family formation. 
C)  Socioeconomic status tends to make more of a difference than race. 
D)  Black and white families have nearly identical formations.

Question 11

In 2016, Janet Jackson became pregnant for the first time at the age of fifty. Which sociological trend does her pregnancy fit into?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average age of first pregnancy is rapidly decreasing. 
B)  Women are more likely to wait until they are married to get pregnant. 
C)  The birth rate has decreased sharply since World War II. 
D)  The number of births to women over thirty has increased dramatically. 
A)  The average age of first pregnancy is rapidly decreasing. 
B)  Women are more likely to wait until they are married to get pregnant. 
C)  The birth rate has decreased sharply since World War II. 
D)  The number of births to women over thirty has increased dramatically.

Question 12

What might be one reason why researchers have difficulty calculating the rate of childlessness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blended families make it more difficult to discern who is a parent and who isn't. 
B)  People whose children have grown into adults sometimes consider themselves childless, which may inaccurately alter statistics. 
C)  Childlessness is highly stigmatized, so people are likely to misreport their status to survey researchers. 
D)  Women are having their first child at an older average age, making it difficult to decide at what point someone is childless. 
A)  Blended families make it more difficult to discern who is a parent and who isn't. 
B)  People whose children have grown into adults sometimes consider themselves childless, which may inaccurately alter statistics. 
C)  Childlessness is highly stigmatized, so people are likely to misreport their status to survey researchers. 
D)  Women are having their first child at an older average age, making it difficult to decide at what point someone is childless.

Question 13

The Blog of the Institute for Family Studies recently reported that young people are cautious about marriage but not cohabitation. Based on what you've read about cohabitation in this Chapter, why might that be?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States has lost touch with family values and very few people desire marriage. 
B)  Cohabitation is considered edgy and boundary-breaking, which is why many young people do it. 
C)  Cohabitors have unease about the meanings associated with marriage and about what marriage does to the relationship. 
D)  Most cohabitors treat cohabitation as a step toward marriage and usually become engaged before cohabitating. 
A)  The United States has lost touch with family values and very few people desire marriage. 
B)  Cohabitation is considered edgy and boundary-breaking, which is why many young people do it. 
C)  Cohabitors have unease about the meanings associated with marriage and about what marriage does to the relationship. 
D)  Most cohabitors treat cohabitation as a step toward marriage and usually become engaged before cohabitating.

Question 14

Which theoretical perspective is most likely to agree with the following statement: "Contemporary couples are seeking to be more symmetrical, but in reality men do not perform their share of the housework."

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  feminism 
D)  Marxism 
A)  functionalism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  feminism 
D)  Marxism

Question 15

Which of the following statements concerning single-parent households is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most single-parent households are male headed. 
B)  For most single mothers, being a single mother was their first choice. 
C)  There is a high correlation between births outside marriage and indicators of poverty. 
D)  African American families have a low proportion of single-parent households. 
A)  Most single-parent households are male headed. 
B)  For most single mothers, being a single mother was their first choice. 
C)  There is a high correlation between births outside marriage and indicators of poverty. 
D)  African American families have a low proportion of single-parent households.

Question 16

According to the textbook, the term used to describe two people living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence, without being married to one another, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  hooking up. 
B)  friends with benefits. 
C)  engagement. 
D)  cohabitation. 
A)  hooking up. 
B)  friends with benefits. 
C)  engagement. 
D)  cohabitation.

Question 17

Which of the following best explains the global trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  the resurgence of social conservatism 
B)  increases in post-secondary school enrollment 
C)  increased economic standing of men who are fearful of economically dependent women 
D)  an increase in shotgun marriages due to the increased sexual activity of young adults 
A)  the resurgence of social conservatism 
B)  increases in post-secondary school enrollment 
C)  increased economic standing of men who are fearful of economically dependent women 
D)  an increase in shotgun marriages due to the increased sexual activity of young adults

Question 18

Crystal and Latoya, a lesbian couple, have lived together for a year. Based on what you read in the textbook, which of the following is a likely reason that Crystal and Latoya decided to cohabit?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed that their partner would be more likely to remain faithful. 
B)  They wanted to ensure compatibility before marriage. 
C)  They wanted to live together but keep their expenses separate. 
D)  They wanted the tax benefits that are associated with cohabitation. 
A)  They believed that their partner would be more likely to remain faithful. 
B)  They wanted to ensure compatibility before marriage. 
C)  They wanted to live together but keep their expenses separate. 
D)  They wanted the tax benefits that are associated with cohabitation.

Question 19

Betty Friedan is an icon in the second American women's movement. In her widely read book, The Feminine Mystique, she refers to "the problem with no name." What is this phrase referring to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the isolation and boredom that grips many suburban American women 
B)  the fear of divorce, especially after couples have been together for more than five years 
C)  adultery, which is especially common among closeted homosexuals 
D)  domestic abuse, which usually goes unreported 
A)  the isolation and boredom that grips many suburban American women 
B)  the fear of divorce, especially after couples have been together for more than five years 
C)  adultery, which is especially common among closeted homosexuals 
D)  domestic abuse, which usually goes unreported

Question 20

Nellie was worried about her mother living on her own after she divorced Nellie's father. How might Eric Klinenberg's research help assuage Nellie's fears?

Accepted Answer

A)  He found that people living alone actually have more, rather than less, social interaction than their married counterparts. 
B)  Klinenberg's respondents reported higher-than-average IQs, possibly because people who live alone spend more time reading. 
C)  People who live alone reported experiencing moderate anxiety, but that feeling dissipated within one year. 
D)  People who live alone tend to be more financially stable than those who live with someone else. 
A)  He found that people living alone actually have more, rather than less, social interaction than their married counterparts. 
B)  Klinenberg's respondents reported higher-than-average IQs, possibly because people who live alone spend more time reading. 
C)  People who live alone reported experiencing moderate anxiety, but that feeling dissipated within one year. 
D)  People who live alone tend to be more financially stable than those who live with someone else.

Which of the following statements best describes American families in the colonial era?

Does cohabitation lead to divorce? Please explain your answer in two to four sentences, using research from the textbook.

A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called:

Which of the following statements concerning black and white families is true?

About what percent of American adults in their mid-fifties are or have previously been married?

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize transformations in the global family structure over the past half century. In three to five sentences, name two of those changes that you find the most compelling and explain why.

A family in which at least one partner has children from a previous marriage is known as a:

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is true?

Sociologist Dr. Stone studies differences between black and white family formations. What might be one problem with this kind of research model?

In 2016, Janet Jackson became pregnant for the first time at the age of fifty. Which sociological trend does her pregnancy fit into?

What might be one reason why researchers have difficulty calculating the rate of childlessness?

The Blog of the Institute for Family Studies recently reported that young people are cautious about marriage but not cohabitation. Based on what you've read about cohabitation in this Chapter, why might that be?

Which theoretical perspective is most likely to agree with the following statement: "Contemporary couples are seeking to be more symmetrical, but in reality men do not perform their share of the housework."

Which of the following statements concerning single-parent households is true?

According to the textbook, the term used to describe two people living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence, without being married to one another, is:

Which of the following best explains the global trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Crystal and Latoya, a lesbian couple, have lived together for a year. Based on what you read in the textbook, which of the following is a likely reason that Crystal and Latoya decided to cohabit?

Betty Friedan is an icon in the second American women's movement. In her widely read book, The Feminine Mystique, she refers to "the problem with no name." What is this phrase referring to?

Nellie was worried about her mother living on her own after she divorced Nellie's father. How might Eric Klinenberg's research help assuage Nellie's fears?

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Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

Which of the following statements best describes American families in the colonial era?

Does cohabitation lead to divorce? Please explain your answer in two to four sentences, using research from the textbook.

A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called:

Which of the following statements concerning black and white families is true?

About what percent of American adults in their mid-fifties are or have previously been married?

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize transformations in the global family structure over the past half century. In three to five sentences, name two of those changes that you find the most compelling and explain why.

A family in which at least one partner has children from a previous marriage is known as a:

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is true?

Sociologist Dr. Stone studies differences between black and white family formations. What might be one problem with this kind of research model?

In 2016, Janet Jackson became pregnant for the first time at the age of fifty. Which sociological trend does her pregnancy fit into?

What might be one reason why researchers have difficulty calculating the rate of childlessness?

The Blog of the Institute for Family Studies recently reported that young people are cautious about marriage but not cohabitation. Based on what you've read about cohabitation in this Chapter, why might that be?

Which theoretical perspective is most likely to agree with the following statement: "Contemporary couples are seeking to be more symmetrical, but in reality men do not perform their share of the housework."

Which of the following statements concerning single-parent households is true?

According to the textbook, the term used to describe two people living together in a sexual relationship of some permanence, without being married to one another, is:

Which of the following best explains the global trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Crystal and Latoya, a lesbian couple, have lived together for a year. Based on what you read in the textbook, which of the following is a likely reason that Crystal and Latoya decided to cohabit?

Betty Friedan is an icon in the second American women's movement. In her widely read book, The Feminine Mystique, she refers to "the problem with no name." What is this phrase referring to?

Nellie was worried about her mother living on her own after she divorced Nellie's father. How might Eric Klinenberg's research help assuage Nellie's fears?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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