Question 1

Why was the traditional family depicted in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet never a reality for African American families?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American women have always had to combine work and family. 
B)  African Americans divided work and family responsibilities earlier than their white counterparts. 
C)  African American fathers have historically been more heavily involved in child care than white fathers. 
D)  The patriarchal tradition of the African American family made it easy for black women to separate work and home. 
A)  African American women have always had to combine work and family. 
B)  African Americans divided work and family responsibilities earlier than their white counterparts. 
C)  African American fathers have historically been more heavily involved in child care than white fathers. 
D)  The patriarchal tradition of the African American family made it easy for black women to separate work and home.

Question 2

About how long do the majority of single mothers stay on the welfare rolls in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 years 
B)  5 years 
C)  10 years 
D)  more than 15 years 
A)  2 years 
B)  5 years 
C)  10 years 
D)  more than 15 years

Question 3

Grandparents,aunts,uncles,and cousins who live together in a multigenerational household are considered a(n)____________ family.

Accepted Answer

A)  outer 
B)  extended 
C)  extra 
D)  intergenerational 
A)  outer 
B)  extended 
C)  extra 
D)  intergenerational

Question 4

According to research in Chapter 12,what percentage of today's U.S.families consists of a male breadwinner,a female housewife,and their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  7 percent 
B)  23 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  7 percent 
B)  23 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent

Question 5

Legally recognized unions of gay and lesbian couples that are explicitly intended to offer similar state-mandated legal rights and benefits of marriage as are given to heterosexual couples are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  civil unions. 
B)  domestic partnerships. 
C)  civil cohabitations. 
D)  monogamous partnerships. 
A)  civil unions. 
B)  domestic partnerships. 
C)  civil cohabitations. 
D)  monogamous partnerships.

Question 6

Distinguish between monogamy,polygamy,polyandry,and polygyny as covered in Chapter 12.Which do we have as a U.S.cultural norm?

Accepted Answer

Monogamy is the U.S.cultural norm.It is

Question 7

Formal or informal rules that require a person to marry outside of the group he or she belongs to are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  endogamy. 
B)  exogamy. 
C)  monogamy. 
D)  polygamy. 
A)  endogamy. 
B)  exogamy. 
C)  monogamy. 
D)  polygamy.

Question 8

Recent trends indicate that weekly hours of housework done by men and women are converging.Which of the following statements indicates how household labor is divided by gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men do the housework and women help out. 
B)  Men, as breadwinners, consider housework to be a second shift. 
C)  Women do the housework and men help out. 
D)  Men and women tend to divide chores equally. 
A)  Men do the housework and women help out. 
B)  Men, as breadwinners, consider housework to be a second shift. 
C)  Women do the housework and men help out. 
D)  Men and women tend to divide chores equally.

Question 9

It is it difficult to make generalizations about Latino families in the United States because:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are fewer Latinos than other minority groups. 
B)  of their diverse origins and geography. 
C)  families are unimportant to Latinos. 
D)  Latinos are reluctant to share family information with sociologists. 
A)  there are fewer Latinos than other minority groups. 
B)  of their diverse origins and geography. 
C)  families are unimportant to Latinos. 
D)  Latinos are reluctant to share family information with sociologists.

Question 10

According to research presented in Chapter 12,if the typical American mother has two shifts,then the typical black American mother has how many?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  five or more 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  five or more

Question 11

As your text points out,single mothers and poverty often go hand in hand.What is the primary reason their employment opportunities typically limit them to low-wage work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Single mothers always lack the connections needed to obtain higher-paying work. 
B)  Many single mothers lack the motivation required for higher-paying work. 
C)  Single mothers are often unskilled and have less education than the average American. 
D)  Their only other higher-paying option is criminal activity such as prostitution or drug dealing. 
A)  Single mothers always lack the connections needed to obtain higher-paying work. 
B)  Many single mothers lack the motivation required for higher-paying work. 
C)  Single mothers are often unskilled and have less education than the average American. 
D)  Their only other higher-paying option is criminal activity such as prostitution or drug dealing.

Question 12

Sociologist Barbara Risman calls families in which both men and women genuinely share the paid and unpaid labor equally ____________ families.

Accepted Answer

A)  happy 
B)  fair 
C)  egalitarian 
D)  feminist 
A)  happy 
B)  fair 
C)  egalitarian 
D)  feminist

Question 13

As discussed in Chapter 12,which group of women is least likely to get an abortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  white women 
B)  Asian women 
C)  Latino women 
D)  black women 
A)  white women 
B)  Asian women 
C)  Latino women 
D)  black women

Question 14

The largest minority group in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  African American. 
B)  Asian. 
C)  American Indian. 
D)  Latino. 
A)  African American. 
B)  Asian. 
C)  American Indian. 
D)  Latino.

Question 15

Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski (1913)examined the family structure of nontraditional cultures and settled a long-standing debate when he concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  tribal societies do not form ties indicative of familial arrangements. 
B)  the family was indeed a universal human institution. 
C)  families are universal institutions for the most part, but Australian Aboriginals were an exception to the rule. 
D)  many traditional tribal societies have familial structures, but quite a few do not, so the family cannot be seen in universal terms. 
A)  tribal societies do not form ties indicative of familial arrangements. 
B)  the family was indeed a universal human institution. 
C)  families are universal institutions for the most part, but Australian Aboriginals were an exception to the rule. 
D)  many traditional tribal societies have familial structures, but quite a few do not, so the family cannot be seen in universal terms.

Question 16

Some societies allow a person to have several spouses at the same time in an arrangement known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  polygamy. 
B)  monogamy. 
C)  endogamy. 
D)  exogamy. 
A)  polygamy. 
B)  monogamy. 
C)  endogamy. 
D)  exogamy.

Question 17

Neoclassical economists typically look at a member's power in the family as a direct expression of that member's utility to the family unit.This measure of power tends to be based on gender and:

Accepted Answer

A)  physical size. 
B)  intelligence. 
C)  vocational skills. 
D)  income. 
A)  physical size. 
B)  intelligence. 
C)  vocational skills. 
D)  income.

Question 18

Which of the following is true regarding motherhood in the Zambian culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zambian mothers nurture daughters in similar ways to Western mothers. 
B)  Zambian mothers are far more nurturing than Western mothers. 
C)  Zambian mothers don't nurture their daughters in the way that Western mothers do. 
D)  There are no consistent observations of Zambian motherhood. 
A)  Zambian mothers nurture daughters in similar ways to Western mothers. 
B)  Zambian mothers are far more nurturing than Western mothers. 
C)  Zambian mothers don't nurture their daughters in the way that Western mothers do. 
D)  There are no consistent observations of Zambian motherhood.

Question 19

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich traveled around the country to study firsthand what it was like to "get by" working low-wage jobs.All of the following are true about her experiences EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  with only herself to support and juggling two or more jobs, she could not afford to live off her wages. 
B)  she felt that if she had only worked harder, she would have been able to "get by." 
C)  she sunk deeper into debt, regardless of how much effort and time she put into her work. 
D)  she was surprised at how difficult her work was and was relieved to be able to go back to her old lifestyle. 
A)  with only herself to support and juggling two or more jobs, she could not afford to live off her wages. 
B)  she felt that if she had only worked harder, she would have been able to "get by." 
C)  she sunk deeper into debt, regardless of how much effort and time she put into her work. 
D)  she was surprised at how difficult her work was and was relieved to be able to go back to her old lifestyle.

Question 20

Which of the following characterized the preindustrial family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Husbands and wives were partners, not only in making a home but also in making a living. 
B)  There were distinct differences between public and private spheres. 
C)  The division of labor between the sexes was substantial, as men worked the fields and women labored in the house. 
D)  The nuclear family was isolated from extended kin. 
A)  Husbands and wives were partners, not only in making a home but also in making a living. 
B)  There were distinct differences between public and private spheres. 
C)  The division of labor between the sexes was substantial, as men worked the fields and women labored in the house. 
D)  The nuclear family was isolated from extended kin.

Why was the traditional family depicted in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet never a reality for African American families?

About how long do the majority of single mothers stay on the welfare rolls in the United States?

Grandparents,aunts,uncles,and cousins who live together in a multigenerational household are considered a(n)____________ family.

According to research in Chapter 12,what percentage of today's U.S.families consists of a male breadwinner,a female housewife,and their children?

Legally recognized unions of gay and lesbian couples that are explicitly intended to offer similar state-mandated legal rights and benefits of marriage as are given to heterosexual couples are known as:

Distinguish between monogamy,polygamy,polyandry,and polygyny as covered in Chapter 12.Which do we have as a U.S.cultural norm?

Formal or informal rules that require a person to marry outside of the group he or she belongs to are called:

Recent trends indicate that weekly hours of housework done by men and women are converging.Which of the following statements indicates how household labor is divided by gender?

It is it difficult to make generalizations about Latino families in the United States because:

According to research presented in Chapter 12,if the typical American mother has two shifts,then the typical black American mother has how many?

As your text points out,single mothers and poverty often go hand in hand.What is the primary reason their employment opportunities typically limit them to low-wage work?

Sociologist Barbara Risman calls families in which both men and women genuinely share the paid and unpaid labor equally ____________ families.

As discussed in Chapter 12,which group of women is least likely to get an abortion?

The largest minority group in the United States is:

Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski (1913)examined the family structure of nontraditional cultures and settled a long-standing debate when he concluded that:

Some societies allow a person to have several spouses at the same time in an arrangement known as:

Neoclassical economists typically look at a member's power in the family as a direct expression of that member's utility to the family unit.This measure of power tends to be based on gender and:

Which of the following is true regarding motherhood in the Zambian culture?

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich traveled around the country to study firsthand what it was like to "get by" working low-wage jobs.All of the following are true about her experiences EXCEPT:

Which of the following characterized the preindustrial family?

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Socialization and the Construction of Reality

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Social Control and Deviance

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Exam 12: Family (in Core edition)

Why was the traditional family depicted in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet never a reality for African American families?

About how long do the majority of single mothers stay on the welfare rolls in the United States?

Grandparents,aunts,uncles,and cousins who live together in a multigenerational household are considered a(n)____________ family.

According to research in Chapter 12,what percentage of today's U.S.families consists of a male breadwinner,a female housewife,and their children?

Legally recognized unions of gay and lesbian couples that are explicitly intended to offer similar state-mandated legal rights and benefits of marriage as are given to heterosexual couples are known as:

Distinguish between monogamy,polygamy,polyandry,and polygyny as covered in Chapter 12.Which do we have as a U.S.cultural norm?

Formal or informal rules that require a person to marry outside of the group he or she belongs to are called:

Recent trends indicate that weekly hours of housework done by men and women are converging.Which of the following statements indicates how household labor is divided by gender?

It is it difficult to make generalizations about Latino families in the United States because:

According to research presented in Chapter 12,if the typical American mother has two shifts,then the typical black American mother has how many?

As your text points out,single mothers and poverty often go hand in hand.What is the primary reason their employment opportunities typically limit them to low-wage work?

Sociologist Barbara Risman calls families in which both men and women genuinely share the paid and unpaid labor equally ____________ families.

As discussed in Chapter 12,which group of women is least likely to get an abortion?

The largest minority group in the United States is:

Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski (1913)examined the family structure of nontraditional cultures and settled a long-standing debate when he concluded that:

Some societies allow a person to have several spouses at the same time in an arrangement known as:

Neoclassical economists typically look at a member's power in the family as a direct expression of that member's utility to the family unit.This measure of power tends to be based on gender and:

Which of the following is true regarding motherhood in the Zambian culture?

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich traveled around the country to study firsthand what it was like to "get by" working low-wage jobs.All of the following are true about her experiences EXCEPT:

Which of the following characterized the preindustrial family?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters