Question 1

Of the children who are awarded court-ordered child support, about what percentage receive partial payments or no payments at all?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 percent 
B) 17 percent 
C) 37 percent 
D) 57 percent 
A) 3 percent 
B) 17 percent 
C) 37 percent 
D) 57 percent

Question 2

Which nation has the highest divorce rate in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Italy 
B) France 
C) the United States 
D) Canada 
A) Italy 
B) France 
C) the United States 
D) Canada

Question 3

What do we learn about family life from sociology's major theoretical approaches, including structural-functional analysis, symbolic-interaction analysis, social-conflict analysis, and feminist analysis? What can you draw from these various types of analyses that might help you make family life better in some ways?

Accepted Answer

-Structural-functional theory views the

Question 4

According to which political point of view should society develop collective arrangements for performing housework and child care?

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) radical right 
D) radical left 
A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) radical right 
D) radical left

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to parents and children, plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, who often live close to one another and operate as a family unit?

Accepted Answer

A) family of affinity 
B) extended family 
C) nuclear family 
D) marriage 
A) family of affinity 
B) extended family 
C) nuclear family 
D) marriage

Question 6

The biggest problem facing one-parent families, especially when that parent is a woman, is

Accepted Answer

A) obesity. 
B) poverty. 
C) housework. 
D) drug use. 
A) obesity. 
B) poverty. 
C) housework. 
D) drug use.

Question 7

About what percentage of young children of mothers in the labor force receive care during the working day from a parent, grandparent, or other relative?

Accepted Answer

A) 9 percent 
B) 19 percent 
C) 29 percent 
D) 49 percent 
A) 9 percent 
B) 19 percent 
C) 29 percent 
D) 49 percent

Question 8

Which theoretical analysis views the family less as an institution and more in terms of ongoing relationships among individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) social-conflict analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) feminist analysis 
A) social-conflict analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) feminist analysis

Question 9

Which political point of view claims that conventional families are breaking down: divorce, single-parenting, and living together without marriage are symptoms of a "me first" culture that weakens society and places children at risk?

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) radical right 
D) radical left 
A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) radical right 
D) radical left

Question 10

Which political point of view considers "family values" to mean getting-and staying-married with parents displaying strong commitment to children?

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) radical left 
D) radical right 
A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) radical left 
D) radical right

Question 11

In the United States, about what share of people between twenty-five and forty-four years of age cohabit at some point?

Accepted Answer

A) one-eighth 
B) one-fourth 
C) one-third 
D) half 
A) one-eighth 
B) one-fourth 
C) one-third 
D) half

Question 12

In 2013, the typical age at first marriage for a woman was

Accepted Answer

A) 16.6 years old. 
B) 20.6 years old. 
C) 26.6 years old. 
D) 30.6 years old. 
A) 16.6 years old. 
B) 20.6 years old. 
C) 26.6 years old. 
D) 30.6 years old.

Question 13

Which theoretical analysis views families in terms of patterns of gender inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) social-conflict analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) feminist analysis 
A) social-conflict analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) feminist analysis

Question 14

From which point of view would someone see the rise in cohabitation as spelling trouble for U.S. society?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal 
B) conservative 
C) radical left 
D) radical right 
A) liberal 
B) conservative 
C) radical left 
D) radical right

Question 15

Friedrich Engels developed an early theory of family life making the claim that men gained control of women's sexuality as a means to protect their own wealth. This claim is the foundation for which type of theoretical analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) social-exchange analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) social-conflict analysis 
A) social-exchange analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) social-conflict analysis

Question 16

About what share of today's marriages will end in divorce, separation, or dissolution within twenty years?

Accepted Answer

A) one in ten 
B) three in ten 
C) half 
D) seven in ten 
A) one in ten 
B) three in ten 
C) half 
D) seven in ten

Question 17

In the case of John and Luanne Buzzanca, who engaged a woman to serve as a surrogate mother using donated eggs and sperm, and who then divorced before the child was born, the court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) both parental parties who engage a surrogate mother are responsible for the child. 
B) in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the ovum is responsible for the child. 
C) in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the sperm is responsible for the child. 
D) surrogate mothers are partially responsible for the care and support of the child. 
A) both parental parties who engage a surrogate mother are responsible for the child. 
B) in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the ovum is responsible for the child. 
C) in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the sperm is responsible for the child. 
D) surrogate mothers are partially responsible for the care and support of the child.

Question 18

Families are built around a lawful relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing. What is this relationship called?

Accepted Answer

A) kinship 
B) marriage 
C) affinity 
D) cohabitation 
A) kinship 
B) marriage 
C) affinity 
D) cohabitation

Question 19

Which of the following is a "micro-level" analysis of the family?

Accepted Answer

A) social-conflict analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) feminist analysis 
A) social-conflict analysis 
B) symbolic-interaction analysis 
C) structural-functional analysis 
D) feminist analysis

Question 20

New reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization

Accepted Answer

A) is very expensive, and thus out of reach for many people. 
B) is now responsible for half of all births in the United States. 
C) has been legally banned in all fifty states in this country. 
D) is permitted by law, but only for same-sex couples. 
A) is very expensive, and thus out of reach for many people. 
B) is now responsible for half of all births in the United States. 
C) has been legally banned in all fifty states in this country. 
D) is permitted by law, but only for same-sex couples.

Of the children who are awarded court-ordered child support, about what percentage receive partial payments or no payments at all?

Which nation has the highest divorce rate in the world?

According to which political point of view should society develop collective arrangements for performing housework and child care?

Which of the following terms refers to parents and children, plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, who often live close to one another and operate as a family unit?

The biggest problem facing one-parent families, especially when that parent is a woman, is

About what percentage of young children of mothers in the labor force receive care during the working day from a parent, grandparent, or other relative?

Which theoretical analysis views the family less as an institution and more in terms of ongoing relationships among individuals?

Which political point of view claims that conventional families are breaking down: divorce, single-parenting, and living together without marriage are symptoms of a "me first" culture that weakens society and places children at risk?

Which political point of view considers "family values" to mean getting-and staying-married with parents displaying strong commitment to children?

In the United States, about what share of people between twenty-five and forty-four years of age cohabit at some point?

In 2013, the typical age at first marriage for a woman was

Which theoretical analysis views families in terms of patterns of gender inequality?

From which point of view would someone see the rise in cohabitation as spelling trouble for U.S. society?

Friedrich Engels developed an early theory of family life making the claim that men gained control of women's sexuality as a means to protect their own wealth. This claim is the foundation for which type of theoretical analysis?

About what share of today's marriages will end in divorce, separation, or dissolution within twenty years?

In the case of John and Luanne Buzzanca, who engaged a woman to serve as a surrogate mother using donated eggs and sperm, and who then divorced before the child was born, the court ruled that

Families are built around a lawful relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing. What is this relationship called?

Which of the following is a "micro-level" analysis of the family?

New reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization

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Exam 12: Family Life

Of the children who are awarded court-ordered child support, about what percentage receive partial payments or no payments at all?

Which nation has the highest divorce rate in the world?

According to which political point of view should society develop collective arrangements for performing housework and child care?

Which of the following terms refers to parents and children, plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, who often live close to one another and operate as a family unit?

The biggest problem facing one-parent families, especially when that parent is a woman, is

About what percentage of young children of mothers in the labor force receive care during the working day from a parent, grandparent, or other relative?

Which theoretical analysis views the family less as an institution and more in terms of ongoing relationships among individuals?

Which political point of view claims that conventional families are breaking down: divorce, single-parenting, and living together without marriage are symptoms of a "me first" culture that weakens society and places children at risk?

Which political point of view considers "family values" to mean getting-and staying-married with parents displaying strong commitment to children?

In the United States, about what share of people between twenty-five and forty-four years of age cohabit at some point?

In 2013, the typical age at first marriage for a woman was

Which theoretical analysis views families in terms of patterns of gender inequality?

From which point of view would someone see the rise in cohabitation as spelling trouble for U.S. society?

Friedrich Engels developed an early theory of family life making the claim that men gained control of women's sexuality as a means to protect their own wealth. This claim is the foundation for which type of theoretical analysis?

About what share of today's marriages will end in divorce, separation, or dissolution within twenty years?

In the case of John and Luanne Buzzanca, who engaged a woman to serve as a surrogate mother using donated eggs and sperm, and who then divorced before the child was born, the court ruled that

Families are built around a lawful relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing. What is this relationship called?

Which of the following is a "micro-level" analysis of the family?

New reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Poverty and Wealth

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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