Question 1

Kinship is based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the trend in public acceptance of gay and lesbian marriage in the United States? What are several significant events in this regard?

Accepted Answer

The trend in public acceptance of gay an

Question 3

In traditional societies, parents may arrange the marriages of their very young children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In recent years, same-sex marriage has become legal in all states within the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A family composed of one or two parents and their children is called

Accepted Answer

A) a nuclear family. 
B) an extended family. 
C) a family of affinity. 
D) a consanguine family. 
A) a nuclear family. 
B) an extended family. 
C) a family of affinity. 
D) a consanguine family.

Question 6

Why do some analysts analysts (especially those guided by the social-conflict approach) describe the family as a system that perpetuates social inequality? Consider (a) class stratification, (b) gender stratification, and (c) racial and ethnic stratification. Does the family system encourage or discourage meritocracy? Why? Can you imagine a family form that would not play a part in supporting social inequality? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Some analysts might write incomplete sen

Question 7

The U.S.Census Bureau defines the "family" as

Accepted Answer

A) people who live together. 
B) people who engage in economic cooperation. 
C) people living together who are linked by birth, marriage, or adoption. 
D) people who consider themselves to be a family. 
A) people who live together. 
B) people who engage in economic cooperation. 
C) people living together who are linked by birth, marriage, or adoption. 
D) people who consider themselves to be a family.

Question 8

Jessie Bernard claimed that women would be happier in marriage if men did not expect them to do almost all the housework.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Social class affects what women expect in a husband.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following are counted among the tasks of the family, according to the structural-functional approach?

Accepted Answer

A) socialization of the young 
B) regulation of sexual activity 
C) social placement 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) socialization of the young 
B) regulation of sexual activity 
C) social placement 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 11

Looking ahead twenty years in the United States, we can predict with confidence that

Accepted Answer

A) the divorce rate will drop dramatically. 
B) most people will not marry. 
C) family life will be diverse. 
D) women will play an ever-smaller role in child rearing. 
A) the divorce rate will drop dramatically. 
B) most people will not marry. 
C) family life will be diverse. 
D) women will play an ever-smaller role in child rearing.

Question 12

What is the effect of industrialization on the number of children in a typical family?

Accepted Answer

A) Families have more children. 
B) Families have the same number of children. 
C) Families have fewer children. 
D) Families no longer care about how many children they have. 
A) Families have more children. 
B) Families have the same number of children. 
C) Families have fewer children. 
D) Families no longer care about how many children they have.

Question 13

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population has the greatest share of female-headed households?

Accepted Answer

A) Hispanics 
B) African Americans 
C) Asian Americans 
D) white, non-Hispanics 
A) Hispanics 
B) African Americans 
C) Asian Americans 
D) white, non-Hispanics

Question 14

Social conflict and feminist theories explain that families perpetuate social inequality in U.S.society through

Accepted Answer

A) inheritance of private property. 
B) encouraging patriarchy. 
C) passing on racial and ethnic inequality. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) inheritance of private property. 
B) encouraging patriarchy. 
C) passing on racial and ethnic inequality. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Provide a distinctive trait or pattern about each of the following: American Indian families, Latino families, African American families, and Asian American families.

Accepted Answer

American Indian families often have a st

Question 16

People in the United States today are more accepting of divorce than they were a century ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the United States, people commonly think of marriage as a result of romantic love.Applying the sociological perspective, make the case that society as much as interpersonal attraction is at work in bring people together.

Accepted Answer

From a sociological perspective, marriag

Question 18

People include as "kin" others to whom they are linked by

Accepted Answer

A) ancestry. 
B) marriage. 
C) adoption. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) ancestry. 
B) marriage. 
C) adoption. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 19

Polyandry unites one female with two or more males in marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the United States, romantic love

Accepted Answer

A) is the reason most people expect to marry. 
B) is not a very stable foundation for marriage. 
C) may contribute to a high divorce rate. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) is the reason most people expect to marry. 
B) is not a very stable foundation for marriage. 
C) may contribute to a high divorce rate. 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 18: Families

Kinship is based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

What is the trend in public acceptance of gay and lesbian marriage in the United States? What are several significant events in this regard?

In traditional societies, parents may arrange the marriages of their very young children.

In recent years, same-sex marriage has become legal in all states within the United States.

A family composed of one or two parents and their children is called

The U.S.Census Bureau defines the "family" as

Jessie Bernard claimed that women would be happier in marriage if men did not expect them to do almost all the housework.

Social class affects what women expect in a husband.

Which of the following are counted among the tasks of the family, according to the structural-functional approach?

Looking ahead twenty years in the United States, we can predict with confidence that

What is the effect of industrialization on the number of children in a typical family?

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population has the greatest share of female-headed households?

Social conflict and feminist theories explain that families perpetuate social inequality in U.S.society through

Provide a distinctive trait or pattern about each of the following: American Indian families, Latino families, African American families, and Asian American families.

People in the United States today are more accepting of divorce than they were a century ago.

In the United States, people commonly think of marriage as a result of romantic love.Applying the sociological perspective, make the case that society as much as interpersonal attraction is at work in bring people together.

People include as "kin" others to whom they are linked by

Polyandry unites one female with two or more males in marriage.

In the United States, romantic love

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