Question 1

Barbara is a very close family friend - she is actually considered part of the family.Barbara may be considered

Accepted Answer

A) an othermother. 
B) compadrazgo. 
C) fictive kin. 
D) extended family. 
A) an othermother. 
B) compadrazgo. 
C) fictive kin. 
D) extended family. C

Question 2

89argued that cultural beliefs inspired by religious faith support other institutional systems within society.

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A) Auguste Comte 
B) Emile Durkheim 
C) Max Weber 
D) Karl Marx 
A) Auguste Comte 
B) Emile Durkheim 
C) Max Weber 
D) Karl Marx C

Question 3

Which of the following statements is false about contemporary American families?

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A) There are fewer births today than in the past. 
B) The number of single-parent households has increased dramatically. 
C) Childbearing occupies a smaller percentage of parents' adult lives than earlier. 
D) Married-couple families have become the minority form of the family. 
A) There are fewer births today than in the past. 
B) The number of single-parent households has increased dramatically. 
C) Childbearing occupies a smaller percentage of parents' adult lives than earlier. 
D) Married-couple families have become the minority form of the family. D

Question 4

It is the belief ofthat religion was developed by the oppressed to relieve their distress.

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A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interaction theory 
D) social exchange theory 
A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interaction theory 
D) social exchange theory

Question 5

Being single in the U.S.

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A) is still a stigmatized status for women in particular. 
B) is increasingly not due to divorce,but to never having been married. 
C) is preferable to being married. 
D) is still rare once a person reaches the age of 30. 
A) is still a stigmatized status for women in particular. 
B) is increasingly not due to divorce,but to never having been married. 
C) is preferable to being married. 
D) is still rare once a person reaches the age of 30.

Question 6

The term secular means

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A) having to do with ordinary,nonreligious life. 
B) being held sacred. 
C) being prohibited. 
D) having to do with the supernatural. 
A) having to do with ordinary,nonreligious life. 
B) being held sacred. 
C) being prohibited. 
D) having to do with the supernatural.

Question 7

are particularly interested in the way in which families create stability by teaching people the norms and values of society.

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalists 
B) Conflict theorists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Exchange theorists 
A) Functionalists 
B) Conflict theorists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Exchange theorists

Question 8

Betty lives with her husband,their daughter,and her grandchildren.Betty lives in a/nfamily.

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A) matrilineal 
B) extended 
C) nuclear 
D) patrilocal 
A) matrilineal 
B) extended 
C) nuclear 
D) patrilocal

Question 9

Since 1960,the rate of divorce has,although it hassince 1980.

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A) tripled; increased 
B) doubled; increased 
C) been cut in half; declined 
D) doubled; declined 
A) tripled; increased 
B) doubled; increased 
C) been cut in half; declined 
D) doubled; declined

Question 10

Having othermothers is an adaptation to the demands of motherhood and work for African American women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The family wage system

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A) paid men more than women based on the assumption that they were the breadwinner. 
B) was based on the assumption that all members of the family would need to work in wage labor. 
C) forced all women to begin to work outside of the home. 
D) made families more self-sufficient. 
A) paid men more than women based on the assumption that they were the breadwinner. 
B) was based on the assumption that all members of the family would need to work in wage labor. 
C) forced all women to begin to work outside of the home. 
D) made families more self-sufficient.

Question 12

In the U.S.,current attitudes toward the role of women in religion

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A) have changed very little over the past 25 years. 
B) keep women from attending divinity school. 
C) support the ordination of women clergy. 
D) favor keeping women out of religious roles. 
A) have changed very little over the past 25 years. 
B) keep women from attending divinity school. 
C) support the ordination of women clergy. 
D) favor keeping women out of religious roles.

Question 13

Define monotheism and polytheism; give an example of each.

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Monotheism is the belief in one single d

Question 14

Cults generally exist outside of the mainstream of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Elderly care in the modern family is best characterized by.

Accepted Answer

A) a diversity of experiences due to family size and variation 
B) a standard cultural approach 
C) a dependency on governmental support 
D) all of the above 
A) a diversity of experiences due to family size and variation 
B) a standard cultural approach 
C) a dependency on governmental support 
D) all of the above

Question 16

Explain the connection between feminist theory and conflict theory in terms of their views of the family.

Accepted Answer

Feminist theory and conflict theory both

Question 17

List and describe the features according to which kinship systems may be categorized.

Accepted Answer

Kinship systems can be categorized accor

Question 18

5families may find it necessary to have all family members working.

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A) Migrant 
B) Poor 
C) Extended 
D) Fictive 
A) Migrant 
B) Poor 
C) Extended 
D) Fictive

Question 19

The emergence of the nuclear family in the United States was a result of which major event?

Accepted Answer

A) The American Revolution 
B) The Industrial Revolution 
C) The Civil Rights Movement 
D) World War II 
A) The American Revolution 
B) The Industrial Revolution 
C) The Civil Rights Movement 
D) World War II

Question 20

In the United States,interracial marriage is:

Accepted Answer

A) illegal. 
B) decline for all social groups. 
C) increasing,but infrequent. 
D) common among the lower classes only. 
A) illegal. 
B) decline for all social groups. 
C) increasing,but infrequent. 
D) common among the lower classes only.

Barbara is a very close family friend - she is actually considered part of the family.Barbara may be considered

89argued that cultural beliefs inspired by religious faith support other institutional systems within society.

Which of the following statements is false about contemporary American families?

It is the belief ofthat religion was developed by the oppressed to relieve their distress.

Being single in the U.S.

The term secular means

are particularly interested in the way in which families create stability by teaching people the norms and values of society.

Betty lives with her husband,their daughter,and her grandchildren.Betty lives in a/nfamily.

Since 1960,the rate of divorce has,although it hassince 1980.

Having othermothers is an adaptation to the demands of motherhood and work for African American women.

The family wage system

In the U.S.,current attitudes toward the role of women in religion

Define monotheism and polytheism; give an example of each.

Cults generally exist outside of the mainstream of society.

Elderly care in the modern family is best characterized by.

Explain the connection between feminist theory and conflict theory in terms of their views of the family.

List and describe the features according to which kinship systems may be categorized.

5families may find it necessary to have all family members working.

The emergence of the nuclear family in the United States was a result of which major event?

In the United States,interracial marriage is:

Sociological Perspective

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Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

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Global Stratification

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Gender

Sexuality

Education and Health Care

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Exam 13: Families and Religion

Barbara is a very close family friend - she is actually considered part of the family.Barbara may be considered

89argued that cultural beliefs inspired by religious faith support other institutional systems within society.

Which of the following statements is false about contemporary American families?

It is the belief ofthat religion was developed by the oppressed to relieve their distress.

Being single in the U.S.

The term secular means

are particularly interested in the way in which families create stability by teaching people the norms and values of society.

Betty lives with her husband,their daughter,and her grandchildren.Betty lives in a/nfamily.

Since 1960,the rate of divorce has,although it hassince 1980.

Having othermothers is an adaptation to the demands of motherhood and work for African American women.

The family wage system

In the U.S.,current attitudes toward the role of women in religion

Define monotheism and polytheism; give an example of each.

Cults generally exist outside of the mainstream of society.

Elderly care in the modern family is best characterized by.

Explain the connection between feminist theory and conflict theory in terms of their views of the family.

List and describe the features according to which kinship systems may be categorized.

5families may find it necessary to have all family members working.

The emergence of the nuclear family in the United States was a result of which major event?

In the United States,interracial marriage is:

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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