Question 1

Arlie Hochschild found that __________ is/are creating pressure on American workers to work longer hours than they used to.

Accepted Answer

A) the mass media 
B) the education system 
C) the booming economy 
D) unions 
E) globalization 
A) the mass media 
B) the education system 
C) the booming economy 
D) unions 
E) globalization

Question 2

Does cohabitation lead to divorce? If so,explain how.

Accepted Answer

Some studies suggest that those who live

Question 3

It was common in Ladakhi society for brothers to share one wife.This type of marriage is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) monogamy 
B) polygyny 
C) polyandry 
D) patrilocality 
E) promiscuity 
A) monogamy 
B) polygyny 
C) polyandry 
D) patrilocality 
E) promiscuity

Question 4

Much of the literature based on crime statistics,hospital records,and shelter administrative records indicate that spousal violence is almost exclusively man-on-woman violence.Murray Straus and his colleagues reported that equal proportions of women and men reported that they perpetrated spousal abuse.How can this discrepancy be reconciled? In your answer,discuss the work of Michael Johnson.

Accepted Answer

The data that were generating such confl

Question 5

What does NOT account for the trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Accepted Answer

A) increases in cohabitation 
B) increases in post-secondary school enrollment 
C) increased participation of women in the labor force 
D) a decrease in the numbers of marriageable men because of economic deterioration 
E) the resurgence of social conservatism 
A) increases in cohabitation 
B) increases in post-secondary school enrollment 
C) increased participation of women in the labor force 
D) a decrease in the numbers of marriageable men because of economic deterioration 
E) the resurgence of social conservatism

Question 6

Which group has the highest rate of intermarriage?

Accepted Answer

A) Asian Americans 
B) Native Americans 
C) Hispanic Americans 
D) African Americans 
E) white Americans 
A) Asian Americans 
B) Native Americans 
C) Hispanic Americans 
D) African Americans 
E) white Americans

Question 7

What is NOT a change related to the creation of a worldwide movement toward the predominance of the nuclear family and the breaking down of extended-family systems and other types of kinship groups?

Accepted Answer

A) the spread of the idea of romantic love 
B) the involvement of the national political system in people's lives 
C) large-scale migration from rural to urban areas 
D) employment opportunities away from the land and in such organizations as government bureaucracies, mines, plantations, and-where they exist-industrial firms 
E) the resurgence of fundamentalist religious groups 
A) the spread of the idea of romantic love 
B) the involvement of the national political system in people's lives 
C) large-scale migration from rural to urban areas 
D) employment opportunities away from the land and in such organizations as government bureaucracies, mines, plantations, and-where they exist-industrial firms 
E) the resurgence of fundamentalist religious groups

Question 8

During the 1970s and 1980s,feminist perspectives dominated most debates and research on families.What did they focus on?

Accepted Answer

A) family structures 
B) historical development of the nuclear and extended family 
C) the importance of kinship ties 
D) the experiences of women in the domestic sphere 
E) the family as a cooperative unit based on common interests and mutual support 
A) family structures 
B) historical development of the nuclear and extended family 
C) the importance of kinship ties 
D) the experiences of women in the domestic sphere 
E) the family as a cooperative unit based on common interests and mutual support

Question 9

The term that describes connections between individuals,established either through marriage or through the lines of descent that connect blood relatives (mothers,fathers,offspring,grandparents,etc.)is:

Accepted Answer

A) cohabitation 
B) household 
C) kinship 
D) village 
E) community 
A) cohabitation 
B) household 
C) kinship 
D) village 
E) community

Question 10

According to functionalists,the husband in the "conventional family" is the breadwinner and plays the __________ role; the wife cares for the home and children and plays the __________ role.

Accepted Answer

A) major; minor 
B) supporting; leading 
C) nuclear; extended 
D) mechanical; organic 
E) instrumental; affective 
A) major; minor 
B) supporting; leading 
C) nuclear; extended 
D) mechanical; organic 
E) instrumental; affective

Question 11

What is NOT a factor in explaining why divorce rates increased so steeply in the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Changes in the law made getting a divorce easier. 
B) As women became more economically independent, marriage was less of a necessary economic partnership. 
C) The stigma of divorce declined. 
D) Adults began to place a great value on personal satisfaction in marriage; few were willing to remain in a relationship that provided few emotional rewards. 
E) Adults became less concerned about the welfare of their children. 
A) Changes in the law made getting a divorce easier. 
B) As women became more economically independent, marriage was less of a necessary economic partnership. 
C) The stigma of divorce declined. 
D) Adults began to place a great value on personal satisfaction in marriage; few were willing to remain in a relationship that provided few emotional rewards. 
E) Adults became less concerned about the welfare of their children.

Question 12

A 1988 study by Richard Gelles and Murray Straus found that __________ of married persons reported at least one incidence of spousal violence in the prior year.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 16 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 46 percent 
E) 61 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 16 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 46 percent 
E) 61 percent

Question 13

For young people,how does a cohabiting relationship usually begin?

Accepted Answer

A) Most young people who live together decided do so after becoming engaged. 
B) Most young people decide to move in together after calculated planning. 
C) Most young people come to live together by drifting into it. 
D) Most young people start living together after one person is forced out of a parent's house. 
E) Most young people started living together after saving enough money to get married. 
A) Most young people who live together decided do so after becoming engaged. 
B) Most young people decide to move in together after calculated planning. 
C) Most young people come to live together by drifting into it. 
D) Most young people start living together after one person is forced out of a parent's house. 
E) Most young people started living together after saving enough money to get married.

Question 14

The divorce rate was highest in which year?

Accepted Answer

A) 1960 
B) 1970 
C) 1980 
D) 1990 
E) 2000 
A) 1960 
B) 1970 
C) 1980 
D) 1990 
E) 2000

Question 15

Which of the following statements concerning the American family in the past is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) The average length of marriages was less than twelve years during the colonial era. 
B) More than half of all children saw the death of at least one parent by the time they were twenty-one during the colonial era. 
C) Children were disciplined exceedingly harshly by current standards during the colonial era. 
D) A sexual double standard (promiscuity for men; strict sexual restrictions for women) existed during the Victorian era. 
E) The colonial family was peaceful and harmonious. 
A) The average length of marriages was less than twelve years during the colonial era. 
B) More than half of all children saw the death of at least one parent by the time they were twenty-one during the colonial era. 
C) Children were disciplined exceedingly harshly by current standards during the colonial era. 
D) A sexual double standard (promiscuity for men; strict sexual restrictions for women) existed during the Victorian era. 
E) The colonial family was peaceful and harmonious.

Arlie Hochschild found that __________ is/are creating pressure on American workers to work longer hours than they used to.

Does cohabitation lead to divorce? If so,explain how.

It was common in Ladakhi society for brothers to share one wife.This type of marriage is an example of:

What does NOT account for the trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Which group has the highest rate of intermarriage?

What is NOT a change related to the creation of a worldwide movement toward the predominance of the nuclear family and the breaking down of extended-family systems and other types of kinship groups?

During the 1970s and 1980s,feminist perspectives dominated most debates and research on families.What did they focus on?

The term that describes connections between individuals,established either through marriage or through the lines of descent that connect blood relatives (mothers,fathers,offspring,grandparents,etc.)is:

According to functionalists,the husband in the "conventional family" is the breadwinner and plays the role; the wife cares for the home and children and plays the role.

What is NOT a factor in explaining why divorce rates increased so steeply in the 1960s and 1970s?

A 1988 study by Richard Gelles and Murray Straus found that __________ of married persons reported at least one incidence of spousal violence in the prior year.

For young people,how does a cohabiting relationship usually begin?

The divorce rate was highest in which year?

Which of the following statements concerning the American family in the past is NOT true?

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Arlie Hochschild found that __________ is/are creating pressure on American workers to work longer hours than they used to.

Does cohabitation lead to divorce? If so,explain how.

It was common in Ladakhi society for brothers to share one wife.This type of marriage is an example of:

What does NOT account for the trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Which group has the highest rate of intermarriage?

What is NOT a change related to the creation of a worldwide movement toward the predominance of the nuclear family and the breaking down of extended-family systems and other types of kinship groups?

During the 1970s and 1980s,feminist perspectives dominated most debates and research on families.What did they focus on?

The term that describes connections between individuals,established either through marriage or through the lines of descent that connect blood relatives (mothers,fathers,offspring,grandparents,etc.)is:

According to functionalists,the husband in the "conventional family" is the breadwinner and plays the __________ role; the wife cares for the home and children and plays the __________ role.

What is NOT a factor in explaining why divorce rates increased so steeply in the 1960s and 1970s?

A 1988 study by Richard Gelles and Murray Straus found that __________ of married persons reported at least one incidence of spousal violence in the prior year.

For young people,how does a cohabiting relationship usually begin?

The divorce rate was highest in which year?

Which of the following statements concerning the American family in the past is NOT true?

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Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

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Politics and Economic Life

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Globalization in a Changing World

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According to functionalists,the husband in the "conventional family" is the breadwinner and plays the role; the wife cares for the home and children and plays the role.