Question 1

Which of the following statements related to the feminist approach to the family is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men continue to bear the main responsibility for domestic tasks. 
B)  The best way to structure a family is to have one parent responsible for the nurturing duties and another responsible for providing for the family economically. 
C)  Women invest large amounts of emotional labor in maintaining personal relationships. 
D)  Jobs that involve caring,such as child-care worker,nanny,or elderly companion,are among the highest paid of all occupations. 
A)  Men continue to bear the main responsibility for domestic tasks. 
B)  The best way to structure a family is to have one parent responsible for the nurturing duties and another responsible for providing for the family economically. 
C)  Women invest large amounts of emotional labor in maintaining personal relationships. 
D)  Jobs that involve caring,such as child-care worker,nanny,or elderly companion,are among the highest paid of all occupations.

Question 2

Which of the following is an explanation offered for the trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  the resurgence of social conservatism 
B)  increases in post-secondary school enrollment 
C)  increased economic standing of men who are fearful of gold diggers and hence delay marriage 
D)  an increase in shotgun marriages due to the increased sexual activity of young adults 
A)  the resurgence of social conservatism 
B)  increases in post-secondary school enrollment 
C)  increased economic standing of men who are fearful of gold diggers and hence delay marriage 
D)  an increase in shotgun marriages due to the increased sexual activity of young adults

Question 3

According to Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas,why do low-income women continue to have children out of wedlock,when they can hardly afford to do so?

Accepted Answer

Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas conducted

Question 4

Katherine Edin and Maria Kefalas researched low-income women and nonmarital childbirth.Which was one of their findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poor women they interviewed placed little value on marriage. 
B)  The poor women they interviewed tended to place an exceptionally high value on children. 
C)  The poor women they interviewed were very insecure about their ability to raise children. 
D)  The poor women they interviewed believed that bringing children into their lives would bring more chaos to an already chaotic life. 
A)  The poor women they interviewed placed little value on marriage. 
B)  The poor women they interviewed tended to place an exceptionally high value on children. 
C)  The poor women they interviewed were very insecure about their ability to raise children. 
D)  The poor women they interviewed believed that bringing children into their lives would bring more chaos to an already chaotic life.

Question 5

Joan shoved her husband,Jack,while in a heated argument about buying a new car.The argument was not rooted in power or control.Michael Johnson would call this type of spousal violence:

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchal terrorism 
B)  feminist terrorism 
C)  common couple violence 
D)  severe violence 
A)  patriarchal terrorism 
B)  feminist terrorism 
C)  common couple violence 
D)  severe violence

Question 6

In 2002,__________ of women between ages 35 and 39 had ever cohabited.

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  36 percent 
D)  61 percent 
A)  15 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  36 percent 
D)  61 percent

Question 7

A family in which at least one partner has children from a previous marriage is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear family 
B)  step-family 
C)  postmodern family 
D)  single-parent family 
A)  nuclear family 
B)  step-family 
C)  postmodern family 
D)  single-parent family

Question 8

Although it is most common for young people to leave home to begin independent lives,in previous generations,young people typically left home:

Accepted Answer

A)  to get away from the endless farmwork required of children 
B)  to avoid domestic violence 
C)  because their parents evicted them 
D)  to get married 
A)  to get away from the endless farmwork required of children 
B)  to avoid domestic violence 
C)  because their parents evicted them 
D)  to get married

Question 9

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

Which of the following statements related to the feminist approach to the family is true?

Which of the following is an explanation offered for the trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

According to Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas,why do low-income women continue to have children out of wedlock,when they can hardly afford to do so?

Katherine Edin and Maria Kefalas researched low-income women and nonmarital childbirth.Which was one of their findings?

Joan shoved her husband,Jack,while in a heated argument about buying a new car.The argument was not rooted in power or control.Michael Johnson would call this type of spousal violence:

In 2002,__________ of women between ages 35 and 39 had ever cohabited.

A family in which at least one partner has children from a previous marriage is known as a:

Although it is most common for young people to leave home to begin independent lives,in previous generations,young people typically left home:

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

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Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

Which of the following statements related to the feminist approach to the family is true?

Which of the following is an explanation offered for the trend toward later marriages in the last several decades?

According to Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas,why do low-income women continue to have children out of wedlock,when they can hardly afford to do so?

Katherine Edin and Maria Kefalas researched low-income women and nonmarital childbirth.Which was one of their findings?

Joan shoved her husband,Jack,while in a heated argument about buying a new car.The argument was not rooted in power or control.Michael Johnson would call this type of spousal violence:

In 2002,__________ of women between ages 35 and 39 had ever cohabited.

A family in which at least one partner has children from a previous marriage is known as a:

Although it is most common for young people to leave home to begin independent lives,in previous generations,young people typically left home:

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

Sociology: Theory and Method

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

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization,population,and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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