Question 1

U.S.norms specify that childhood should be a time to learn about loss,hardship,and how to cope with unpleasantness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A ready-made social structure designed to organize and stabilize the responsibility for producing and raising children is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the church. 
B)  gender roles. 
C)  marriage. 
D)  rites of passage. 
A)  the church. 
B)  gender roles. 
C)  marriage. 
D)  rites of passage.

Question 3

All cultures discourage:

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexuality. 
B)  extramarital relationships. 
C)  premarital relationships. 
D)  childbearing outside of marriage. 
A)  homosexuality. 
B)  extramarital relationships. 
C)  premarital relationships. 
D)  childbearing outside of marriage.

Question 4

Divorce has led to situations where children spend time in each of their parents' new homes.This refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear families. 
B)  blended families. 
C)  cross-household families. 
D)  polygamous families. 
A)  nuclear families. 
B)  blended families. 
C)  cross-household families. 
D)  polygamous families.

Question 5

The average American parent:

Accepted Answer

A)  wants adult children to continue co-residence in the parental home. 
B)  anticipates with dread the time when children leave home. 
C)  reports lower marital satisfaction when the adult child still lives with them. 
D)  hopes that children and grandchildren will continue to live with them. 
A)  wants adult children to continue co-residence in the parental home. 
B)  anticipates with dread the time when children leave home. 
C)  reports lower marital satisfaction when the adult child still lives with them. 
D)  hopes that children and grandchildren will continue to live with them.

Question 6

In all cultures,the family has been assigned responsibility for each of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  regulation of sexual behavior. 
B)  determining one's livelihood. 
C)  economic responsibility for dependents. 
D)  socialization of the young. 
A)  regulation of sexual behavior. 
B)  determining one's livelihood. 
C)  economic responsibility for dependents. 
D)  socialization of the young.

Question 7

According to the principle of propinquity,Jack is most likely to date:

Accepted Answer

A)  the woman he runs into while racing to catch a plane. 
B)  a co-worker. 
C)  a checker at the grocery store 15 miles from his home. 
D)  a woman standing behind him in the movie line. 
A)  the woman he runs into while racing to catch a plane. 
B)  a co-worker. 
C)  a checker at the grocery store 15 miles from his home. 
D)  a woman standing behind him in the movie line.

Question 8

Propinquity influences marital choice at least in part because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the more you interact with others, the more positive your attitudes towards them become. 
B)  physical attractiveness becomes less important at close distances. 
C)  absence makes the heart grow fonder. 
D)  people tend to marry people who are like them in personality. 
A)  the more you interact with others, the more positive your attitudes towards them become. 
B)  physical attractiveness becomes less important at close distances. 
C)  absence makes the heart grow fonder. 
D)  people tend to marry people who are like them in personality.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of an extended family?

Accepted Answer

A)  John and Susie and their two children who live in a suburban house 
B)  Matt and Betsy and their daughter who live with Betsy's parents 
C)  Johanna and Paul who live in a nice up-scale apartment 
D)  Penny, Jack, and Lois who are college roommates living in an apartment off-campus 
A)  John and Susie and their two children who live in a suburban house 
B)  Matt and Betsy and their daughter who live with Betsy's parents 
C)  Johanna and Paul who live in a nice up-scale apartment 
D)  Penny, Jack, and Lois who are college roommates living in an apartment off-campus

Question 10

The most important criteria in defining a family is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it has children. 
B)  it involves marriage and children. 
C)  members assume responsibility for each other and are bound together in some way. 
D)  members are legally bound to one another. 
A)  it has children. 
B)  it involves marriage and children. 
C)  members assume responsibility for each other and are bound together in some way. 
D)  members are legally bound to one another.

Question 11

Generally speaking,older adults:

Accepted Answer

A)  prefer to live with their children. 
B)  prefer to live alone. 
C)  enjoy spending most of their time babysitting their grandchildren. 
D)  spend most of their years after age 65 in very poor health. 
A)  prefer to live with their children. 
B)  prefer to live alone. 
C)  enjoy spending most of their time babysitting their grandchildren. 
D)  spend most of their years after age 65 in very poor health.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Single older adults do better economically than those that are married. 
B)  Older adults no longer assist in caring for their grandchildren as they did in the past. 
C)  Older men are more likely than older women to be married. 
D)  Older adults generally rely on their children for help more than their children rely on them. 
A)  Single older adults do better economically than those that are married. 
B)  Older adults no longer assist in caring for their grandchildren as they did in the past. 
C)  Older men are more likely than older women to be married. 
D)  Older adults generally rely on their children for help more than their children rely on them.

Question 13

_________is marrying someone within your social group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Polyandry 
B)  Polygyny 
C)  Endogamy 
D)  Exogamy 
A)  Polyandry 
B)  Polygyny 
C)  Endogamy 
D)  Exogamy

Question 14

Rites of passage are:

Accepted Answer

A)  formal rituals that mark the end of one age status and the beginning of another. 
B)  rituals that mark puberty. 
C)  only practiced by hunting and gathering societies. 
D)  associated with negative psychological effects. 
A)  formal rituals that mark the end of one age status and the beginning of another. 
B)  rituals that mark puberty. 
C)  only practiced by hunting and gathering societies. 
D)  associated with negative psychological effects.

Question 15

Currently,women perform about what proportion of household labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-third 
B)  one half 
C)  two-thirds 
D)  90% 
A)  one-third 
B)  one half 
C)  two-thirds 
D)  90%

Question 16

When couples are willing to pay as much as $35,000 to adopt a child in another country,the situation may be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the commodification of children. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  trafficking in children. 
D)  culture of poverty. 
A)  the commodification of children. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  trafficking in children. 
D)  culture of poverty.

Question 17

Joseph lives with his wife,their two children,and his parents.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a nuclear family. 
B)  an extended family. 
C)  polygamy. 
D)  fictive kinship. 
A)  a nuclear family. 
B)  an extended family. 
C)  polygamy. 
D)  fictive kinship.

Question 18

about ________ of all recently married couples lived together before they married.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  85% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  85%

Question 19

Most people marry someone who is similar to themselves in values,beliefs,etc.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the matching hypothesis. 
B)  homogamy. 
C)  propinquity. 
D)  value consensus. 
A)  the matching hypothesis. 
B)  homogamy. 
C)  propinquity. 
D)  value consensus.

Question 20

What percent of American women have no children at the ages of 30-34?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  15% 
C)  25% 
D)  30% 
A)  10% 
B)  15% 
C)  25% 
D)  30%

U.S.norms specify that childhood should be a time to learn about loss,hardship,and how to cope with unpleasantness.

A ready-made social structure designed to organize and stabilize the responsibility for producing and raising children is the definition of:

All cultures discourage:

Divorce has led to situations where children spend time in each of their parents' new homes.This refers to:

The average American parent:

In all cultures,the family has been assigned responsibility for each of the following EXCEPT:

According to the principle of propinquity,Jack is most likely to date:

Propinquity influences marital choice at least in part because:

Which of the following is an example of an extended family?

The most important criteria in defining a family is that:

Generally speaking,older adults:

Which of the following statements is true?

_________is marrying someone within your social group.

Rites of passage are:

Currently,women perform about what proportion of household labor?

When couples are willing to pay as much as $35,000 to adopt a child in another country,the situation may be described as:

Joseph lives with his wife,their two children,and his parents.This is an example of:

about ________ of all recently married couples lived together before they married.

Most people marry someone who is similar to themselves in values,beliefs,etc.This is called:

What percent of American women have no children at the ages of 30-34?

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Exam 11: Family

U.S.norms specify that childhood should be a time to learn about loss,hardship,and how to cope with unpleasantness.

A ready-made social structure designed to organize and stabilize the responsibility for producing and raising children is the definition of:

All cultures discourage:

Divorce has led to situations where children spend time in each of their parents' new homes.This refers to:

The average American parent:

In all cultures,the family has been assigned responsibility for each of the following EXCEPT:

According to the principle of propinquity,Jack is most likely to date:

Propinquity influences marital choice at least in part because:

Which of the following is an example of an extended family?

The most important criteria in defining a family is that:

Generally speaking,older adults:

Which of the following statements is true?

_________is marrying someone within your social group.

Rites of passage are:

Currently,women perform about what proportion of household labor?

When couples are willing to pay as much as $35,000 to adopt a child in another country,the situation may be described as:

Joseph lives with his wife,their two children,and his parents.This is an example of:

about ________ of all recently married couples lived together before they married.

Most people marry someone who is similar to themselves in values,beliefs,etc.This is called:

What percent of American women have no children at the ages of 30-34?

The Study of Society

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Health and Health Care

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

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