Question 1

Which of the following groups has the most members per household, on average?

Accepted Answer

A)  White families 
B)  Black families 
C)  Hispanic families 
D)  Asian families 
A)  White families 
B)  Black families 
C)  Hispanic families 
D)  Asian families

Question 2

The Chinese government has a one-child quota for families in urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The process of acquiring the skills that we need to survive in society is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  mutuality. 
B)  internalization. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  openness. 
A)  mutuality. 
B)  internalization. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  openness.

Question 4

American Indians in urban areas:

Accepted Answer

A)  stand out in ethnic enclaves. 
B)  deny their tribal affiliations. 
C)  tend to be invisible because they are dispersed. 
D)  are distinct because of their style of clothing. 
A)  stand out in ethnic enclaves. 
B)  deny their tribal affiliations. 
C)  tend to be invisible because they are dispersed. 
D)  are distinct because of their style of clothing.

Question 5

Most divorced people are choosing to leave not only their partner, but also the idea of marriage, by choosing not to marry again.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Family science can be completely objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The ____ family consists of a mother, a father, and their children.

Accepted Answer

A)  composite 
B)  consensual 
C)  nuclear 
D)  communal 
A)  composite 
B)  consensual 
C)  nuclear 
D)  communal

Question 8

Explain how affluence has made it possible to consider alternate lifestyles and marital forms.

Accepted Answer

Affluence allows people to further their

Question 9

Polyandry is described as a type of marriage where men or women have multiple spouses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Cox and Demmitt argue that the improved economic condition of African Americans is partly attributable to:

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal welfare policies. 
B)  civil rights leaders. 
C)  urban migration. 
D)  educational attainment. 
A)  liberal welfare policies. 
B)  civil rights leaders. 
C)  urban migration. 
D)  educational attainment.

Question 11

Proper socialization would not help an individual overcome sociopathic tendencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The practice of learning by observing other people's behavior is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  modeling. 
B)  reciprocity. 
C)  depth. 
D)  internalization. 
A)  modeling. 
B)  reciprocity. 
C)  depth. 
D)  internalization.

Question 13

The group experiencing the most rapid increase in its middle class is:

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans. 
B)  Pacific Islanders. 
C)  Native Americans. 
D)  Hispanics. 
A)  African Americans. 
B)  Pacific Islanders. 
C)  Native Americans. 
D)  Hispanics.

Question 14

The nuclear family consists of a husband, wife, and children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

No couple can act in an intimate manner all the time because intimacy does not occur in a vacuum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Today, family structure in America is flexible and private. The same is not true in China, where:

Accepted Answer

A)  the government emphasizes the need for romantic love. 
B)  the major functions of society are carried out by the family. 
C)  the communist economic system is maintained in the family. 
D)  the government enforces a quota of one child per family in urban areas. 
A)  the government emphasizes the need for romantic love. 
B)  the major functions of society are carried out by the family. 
C)  the communist economic system is maintained in the family. 
D)  the government enforces a quota of one child per family in urban areas.

Question 17

According to Cox and Demmitt, recent changes in family life appear deviant only when compared to:

Accepted Answer

A)  changes taking place in other cultures. 
B)  what people were doing in the 1940s and 1950s. 
C)  middle-class lifestyles and marital forms. 
D)  biblical images of family life. 
A)  changes taking place in other cultures. 
B)  what people were doing in the 1940s and 1950s. 
C)  middle-class lifestyles and marital forms. 
D)  biblical images of family life.

Question 18

Cox and Demmitt apply the term _________ to blended families because of the compromises being made as children are shuttled from one home to another.

Accepted Answer

A)  communal family 
B)  polygamous family 
C)  differentiated family 
D)  patchwork family 
A)  communal family 
B)  polygamous family 
C)  differentiated family 
D)  patchwork family

Question 19

Asian Americans are often perceived as a "model minority" because they are better educated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The majority of American Indians live:

Accepted Answer

A)  on reservations. 
B)  in government housing. 
C)  in the southwest. 
D)  in urban areas. 
A)  on reservations. 
B)  in government housing. 
C)  in the southwest. 
D)  in urban areas.

Which of the following groups has the most members per household, on average?

The Chinese government has a one-child quota for families in urban areas.

The process of acquiring the skills that we need to survive in society is called:

American Indians in urban areas:

Most divorced people are choosing to leave not only their partner, but also the idea of marriage, by choosing not to marry again.

Family science can be completely objective.

The ____ family consists of a mother, a father, and their children.

Explain how affluence has made it possible to consider alternate lifestyles and marital forms.

Polyandry is described as a type of marriage where men or women have multiple spouses.

Cox and Demmitt argue that the improved economic condition of African Americans is partly attributable to:

Proper socialization would not help an individual overcome sociopathic tendencies.

The practice of learning by observing other people's behavior is called:

The group experiencing the most rapid increase in its middle class is:

The nuclear family consists of a husband, wife, and children.

No couple can act in an intimate manner all the time because intimacy does not occur in a vacuum.

Today, family structure in America is flexible and private. The same is not true in China, where:

According to Cox and Demmitt, recent changes in family life appear deviant only when compared to:

Cox and Demmitt apply the term _________ to blended families because of the compromises being made as children are shuttled from one home to another.

Asian Americans are often perceived as a "model minority" because they are better educated.

The majority of American Indians live:

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

Filters

Exam 2: Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

Which of the following groups has the most members per household, on average?

The Chinese government has a one-child quota for families in urban areas.

The process of acquiring the skills that we need to survive in society is called:

American Indians in urban areas:

Most divorced people are choosing to leave not only their partner, but also the idea of marriage, by choosing not to marry again.

Family science can be completely objective.

The ____ family consists of a mother, a father, and their children.

Explain how affluence has made it possible to consider alternate lifestyles and marital forms.

Polyandry is described as a type of marriage where men or women have multiple spouses.

Cox and Demmitt argue that the improved economic condition of African Americans is partly attributable to:

Proper socialization would not help an individual overcome sociopathic tendencies.

The practice of learning by observing other people's behavior is called:

The group experiencing the most rapid increase in its middle class is:

The nuclear family consists of a husband, wife, and children.

No couple can act in an intimate manner all the time because intimacy does not occur in a vacuum.

Today, family structure in America is flexible and private. The same is not true in China, where:

According to Cox and Demmitt, recent changes in family life appear deviant only when compared to:

Cox and Demmitt apply the term _________ to blended families because of the compromises being made as children are shuttled from one home to another.

Asian Americans are often perceived as a "model minority" because they are better educated.

The majority of American Indians live:

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

Filters