Question 1

In today's high-income nations,children are

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A) an economic asset. 
B) an economic liability. 
C) able to earn more than what parents spend to raise them. 
D) leaving home to go to work earlier in life than ever before. 
A) an economic asset. 
B) an economic liability. 
C) able to earn more than what parents spend to raise them. 
D) leaving home to go to work earlier in life than ever before.

Question 2

Bilateral descent is found in societies that have a relatively high level of gender equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The most difficult transition in married life is typically

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A) the birth of a first child. 
B) the death of a spouse. 
C) the last child leaving home. 
D) retirement. 
A) the birth of a first child. 
B) the death of a spouse. 
C) the last child leaving home. 
D) retirement.

Question 4

The concept "patrilocality" refers to

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A) rule of men over women. 
B) a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C) a system of tracing descent through males. 
D) a family composed of only males. 
A) rule of men over women. 
B) a residential pattern by which a married couple lives near the husband's family. 
C) a system of tracing descent through males. 
D) a family composed of only males.

Question 5

The trend in the United States is toward more racially mixed marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The concept "homogamy" means that

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A) people marry because they benefit from being married. 
B) women usually marry older men. 
C) people marry others who are socially like themselves. 
D) most marriages are based on romantic love. 
A) people marry because they benefit from being married. 
B) women usually marry older men. 
C) people marry others who are socially like themselves. 
D) most marriages are based on romantic love.

Question 7

Based on the text,which of the following categories of people are at greatest risk for divorce?

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A) young people who marry after a short courtship 
B) a couple facing a wanted and expected pregnancy 
C) a couple whose parents never experienced divorce 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) young people who marry after a short courtship 
B) a couple facing a wanted and expected pregnancy 
C) a couple whose parents never experienced divorce 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 8

In the United States,a recent trend involving parenting is that

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A) women are having more children. 
B) women are marrying earlier in life. 
C) more adults are delaying having children or choosing to remain childless. 
D) most men are now marrying before age twenty. 
A) women are having more children. 
B) women are marrying earlier in life. 
C) more adults are delaying having children or choosing to remain childless. 
D) most men are now marrying before age twenty.

Question 9

A social-exchange analysis of family life is likely to consider

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A) how families keep society as a whole operating. 
B) how families perpetuate social inequality. 
C) how individuals select partners who offer about as much as they do to the relationship. 
D) how families regulate sexual activity. 
A) how families keep society as a whole operating. 
B) how families perpetuate social inequality. 
C) how individuals select partners who offer about as much as they do to the relationship. 
D) how families regulate sexual activity.

Question 10

Exogamy means that parents of similar social position pass on their standing to their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Singlehood is gaining popularity among young people in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most research suggests that growing up in a one-parent family disadvantages children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Another name for the extended family is the conjugal family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Social class affects what women expect in a husband.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An important consideration leading many parents to limit the number of children they have is

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A) the fear of an "empty nest" later on. 
B) the high cost of raising children. 
C) the approval of extended family members. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) the fear of an "empty nest" later on. 
B) the high cost of raising children. 
C) the approval of extended family members. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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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 19

Matrilineal descent is typically found in which type of societies?

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering,where women gather vegetation 
B) horticultural,where women are the main food producers 
C) industrial,where women enter the workplace 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) hunting and gathering,where women gather vegetation 
B) horticultural,where women are the main food producers 
C) industrial,where women enter the workplace 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 20

Feminist theory links the operation of the family to patriarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Families

In today's high-income nations,children are

Bilateral descent is found in societies that have a relatively high level of gender equality.

The most difficult transition in married life is typically

The concept "patrilocality" refers to

The trend in the United States is toward more racially mixed marriages.

The concept "homogamy" means that

Based on the text,which of the following categories of people are at greatest risk for divorce?

In the United States,a recent trend involving parenting is that

A social-exchange analysis of family life is likely to consider

Exogamy means that parents of similar social position pass on their standing to their children.

Singlehood is gaining popularity among young people in the United States.

Most research suggests that growing up in a one-parent family disadvantages children.

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

Another name for the extended family is the conjugal family.

Social class affects what women expect in a husband.

An important consideration leading many parents to limit the number of children they have is

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

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

Matrilineal descent is typically found in which type of societies?

Feminist theory links the operation of the family to patriarchy.

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