Question 1

Compare and contrast the explanations of social change of the conservative, liberal, and feminist perspectives.

Accepted Answer

The conservative perspective on social change emphasizes the importance of tradition, stability, and gradual evolution. Conservatives believe that society should change slowly and cautiously, preserving traditional values and institutions. They view social change as a potential threat to the stability of society and advocate for maintaining the status quo.

On the other hand, the liberal perspective on social change focuses on progress, individual rights, and equality. Liberals believe that society should evolve to become more inclusive, just, and equitable. They advocate for social change through reform and activism, aiming to address issues such as discrimination, inequality, and injustice.

The feminist perspective on social change centers on gender equality, women's rights, and the dismantling of patriarchal systems. Feminists argue that social change is necessary to challenge and transform the power dynamics that perpetuate gender inequality. They advocate for changes in laws, policies, and cultural norms to create a more equitable society for all genders.

In comparing these perspectives, it is clear that they differ in their understanding of the nature and direction of social change. Conservatives prioritize stability and tradition, liberals prioritize progress and individual rights, and feminists prioritize gender equality and the dismantling of patriarchal systems. While they may have different priorities and approaches, all three perspectives recognize the need for social change and offer distinct explanations for how it should be achieved.

Question 2

Serena's social worker is helping the family with family protective and family recovery factors and is now adding community factors. She has recommended that Serena get her children involved in community sports programs. What purpose would the social worker have in recommending community involvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  To provide ways for them to contribute to others 
B)  To provide an opportunity for the family to share traditions 
C)  To improve Serena's parenting skills 
D)  To improve the children's academic performance 
A)  To provide ways for them to contribute to others 
B)  To provide an opportunity for the family to share traditions 
C)  To improve Serena's parenting skills 
D)  To improve the children's academic performance A

Question 3

Which perspective supports the view that the parents' social well-being is what creates a strong family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminist 
B)  Conservative 
C)  Liberal 
D)  Social 
A)  Feminist 
B)  Conservative 
C)  Liberal 
D)  Social A

Question 4

What is a key difference between the textbook's definition of family and the Census Bureau's definition of family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unmarried partners are considered family by the textbook if they have children, but the Census Bureau does not recognize them. 
B)  Fictive kin are included only in the textbook's definition, not the Census Bureau's definition. 
C)  The textbook defines a family as people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption while the Census Bureau has a broader definition. 
D)  The Census Bureau only recognizes the traditional nuclear family and the textbook recognizes all biological relatives. 
A)  Unmarried partners are considered family by the textbook if they have children, but the Census Bureau does not recognize them. 
B)  Fictive kin are included only in the textbook's definition, not the Census Bureau's definition. 
C)  The textbook defines a family as people who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption while the Census Bureau has a broader definition. 
D)  The Census Bureau only recognizes the traditional nuclear family and the textbook recognizes all biological relatives.

Question 5

In which decade would a father on television or in comics likely be portrayed spending quality time with his children?

Accepted Answer

A)  1970s 
B)  1950s 
C)  2010s 
D)  1990s 
A)  1970s 
B)  1950s 
C)  2010s 
D)  1990s

Question 6

Dr. Brown wishes to obtain qualitative information about parent-child interactions. She has time, but not much money for the research, but would like to obtain as detailed information as possible. What would be the more effective strategy to meet her needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Survey 
B)  Experiment 
C)  Observation 
D)  In-depth interview 
A)  Survey 
B)  Experiment 
C)  Observation 
D)  In-depth interview

Question 7

Analyze the level of racial and family structure diversity portrayed by the media. What type of family is portrayed as the ideal family? What families are not represented?

Accepted Answer

The level of racial and family structure

Question 8

Choose either the Census Bureau's or the textbook's definition of family and defend it using one perspective mentioned in the chapter.

Accepted Answer

I choose the Census Bureau's definition

Question 9

Andy has been writing a popular comic strip about a stay-at-home dad for 30 years. When the strip started, the character was incompetent, but now he is portrayed as more nurturing and capable. What conclusion can be made about why the character in the comic strip changed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Societal expectations of fathers changed. 
B)  Fathers became more capable. 
C)  High unemployment put more fathers at home. 
D)  The child in the comic grew older. 
A)  Societal expectations of fathers changed. 
B)  Fathers became more capable. 
C)  High unemployment put more fathers at home. 
D)  The child in the comic grew older.

Question 10

A candidate for president is promising a program that pays for 12 weeks of maternity leave for all women. The candidate proposes a tax rate of 45% on individuals earning more than $350K a year while leaving lower tax brackets at current levels. This candidate is proposing a ________ program supported by ________ taxation.

Accepted Answer

A)  universal; recessive 
B)  universal; progressive 
C)  means-tested; regressive 
D)  means-tested; partisan 
A)  universal; recessive 
B)  universal; progressive 
C)  means-tested; regressive 
D)  means-tested; partisan

Question 11

Distinguish the difference between domestic partners and married partners.

Accepted Answer

A)  Domestic partners have all the advantages of married couples except for filing their taxes jointly. 
B)  Domestic partners are eligible for the same benefits as married couples except they do not have to file for divorce if they separate. 
C)  Domestic partners are responsible for each other's financial and emotional needs, but cannot adopt children. 
D)  Domestic partners are not eligible for all the benefits married couples are allowed, such as employer-provided family health insurance. 
A)  Domestic partners have all the advantages of married couples except for filing their taxes jointly. 
B)  Domestic partners are eligible for the same benefits as married couples except they do not have to file for divorce if they separate. 
C)  Domestic partners are responsible for each other's financial and emotional needs, but cannot adopt children. 
D)  Domestic partners are not eligible for all the benefits married couples are allowed, such as employer-provided family health insurance.

Question 12

Choose a family policy in the United States to either change or create. What is the policy and why would it be effective?

Accepted Answer

One family policy in the United States t

Question 13

Choose a television show you are familiar with and evaluate its potential influence on an immigrant child.

Accepted Answer

One television show that I am familiar w

Question 14

Evaluate the success of welfare reform as it applied to the poverty rate.

Accepted Answer

Welfare reform has had a mixed impact on

Question 15

The TANF program would be an example of a(n) ________ program.

Accepted Answer

A)  resiliency 
B)  universal tested 
C)  means tested 
D)  protective 
A)  resiliency 
B)  universal tested 
C)  means tested 
D)  protective

Question 16

Meeting the personal needs of family members falls into which theme?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social inequality has a powerful influence. 
B)  Families are both a public social institution and a private personal relationship. 
C)  Families reflect historical, cultural, political, and social factors. 
D)  Understanding families in the United States requires a comparative perspective. 
A)  Social inequality has a powerful influence. 
B)  Families are both a public social institution and a private personal relationship. 
C)  Families reflect historical, cultural, political, and social factors. 
D)  Understanding families in the United States requires a comparative perspective.

Question 17

Based on the current trend, one would expect the teen birthrate to ________ and the number of single-parent households to

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease; decrease 
B)  increase; increase 
C)  decrease; increase 
D)  increase; decrease 
A)  decrease; decrease 
B)  increase; increase 
C)  decrease; increase 
D)  increase; decrease

Question 18

In the United States, the conservative perspective would explain the increase in couples living together without being married as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural and moral weakening. 
B)  economic challenges. 
C)  individualist culture. 
D)  gender inequality. 
A)  cultural and moral weakening. 
B)  economic challenges. 
C)  individualist culture. 
D)  gender inequality.

Question 19

Based on Kauai Longitudinal Study, what would be the expected result at ages 18 and 40 if a child spent a childhood in a high risk environment with poverty, divorce, violence, and alcoholism in the home?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavior problems at 18 that continued throughout adulthood. 
B)  Resiliency at 40 only if it was present at age 18. 
C)  Successful at both 18 and age 40. 
D)  Behavior problems at age 18, but stable and successful at age 40. 
A)  Behavior problems at 18 that continued throughout adulthood. 
B)  Resiliency at 40 only if it was present at age 18. 
C)  Successful at both 18 and age 40. 
D)  Behavior problems at age 18, but stable and successful at age 40.

Question 20

Evaluate the role of social inequality on family life.

Accepted Answer

Social inequality plays a significant ro

Compare and contrast the explanations of social change of the conservative, liberal, and feminist perspectives.

Which perspective supports the view that the parents' social well-being is what creates a strong family?

What is a key difference between the textbook's definition of family and the Census Bureau's definition of family?

In which decade would a father on television or in comics likely be portrayed spending quality time with his children?

Dr. Brown wishes to obtain qualitative information about parent-child interactions. She has time, but not much money for the research, but would like to obtain as detailed information as possible. What would be the more effective strategy to meet her needs?

Analyze the level of racial and family structure diversity portrayed by the media. What type of family is portrayed as the ideal family? What families are not represented?

Choose either the Census Bureau's or the textbook's definition of family and defend it using one perspective mentioned in the chapter.

Andy has been writing a popular comic strip about a stay-at-home dad for 30 years. When the strip started, the character was incompetent, but now he is portrayed as more nurturing and capable. What conclusion can be made about why the character in the comic strip changed?

Distinguish the difference between domestic partners and married partners.

Choose a family policy in the United States to either change or create. What is the policy and why would it be effective?

Choose a television show you are familiar with and evaluate its potential influence on an immigrant child.

Evaluate the success of welfare reform as it applied to the poverty rate.

The TANF program would be an example of a(n) ________ program.

Meeting the personal needs of family members falls into which theme?

Based on the current trend, one would expect the teen birthrate to ________ and the number of single-parent households to

In the United States, the conservative perspective would explain the increase in couples living together without being married as a result of

Based on Kauai Longitudinal Study, what would be the expected result at ages 18 and 40 if a child spent a childhood in a high risk environment with poverty, divorce, violence, and alcoholism in the home?

Evaluate the role of social inequality on family life.

Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Families Throughout History

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce, Repartnering, and Remarriage

Summing up Families and the Sociological Imagination

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Exam 1: Families and the Sociological Imagination

Compare and contrast the explanations of social change of the conservative, liberal, and feminist perspectives.

Which perspective supports the view that the parents' social well-being is what creates a strong family?

What is a key difference between the textbook's definition of family and the Census Bureau's definition of family?

In which decade would a father on television or in comics likely be portrayed spending quality time with his children?

Dr. Brown wishes to obtain qualitative information about parent-child interactions. She has time, but not much money for the research, but would like to obtain as detailed information as possible. What would be the more effective strategy to meet her needs?

Analyze the level of racial and family structure diversity portrayed by the media. What type of family is portrayed as the ideal family? What families are not represented?

Choose either the Census Bureau's or the textbook's definition of family and defend it using one perspective mentioned in the chapter.

Andy has been writing a popular comic strip about a stay-at-home dad for 30 years. When the strip started, the character was incompetent, but now he is portrayed as more nurturing and capable. What conclusion can be made about why the character in the comic strip changed?

Distinguish the difference between domestic partners and married partners.

Choose a family policy in the United States to either change or create. What is the policy and why would it be effective?

Choose a television show you are familiar with and evaluate its potential influence on an immigrant child.

Evaluate the success of welfare reform as it applied to the poverty rate.

The TANF program would be an example of a(n) ________ program.

Meeting the personal needs of family members falls into which theme?

Based on the current trend, one would expect the teen birthrate to ________ and the number of single-parent households to

In the United States, the conservative perspective would explain the increase in couples living together without being married as a result of

Based on Kauai Longitudinal Study, what would be the expected result at ages 18 and 40 if a child spent a childhood in a high risk environment with poverty, divorce, violence, and alcoholism in the home?

Evaluate the role of social inequality on family life.

Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Families Throughout History

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Violence and Abuse

Divorce, Repartnering, and Remarriage

Summing up Families and the Sociological Imagination

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