Question 1

It is still customary in U.S. society for a bride to accept her husband's last name and for the bride's family to pay for the wedding. What is the line of authority this represents?

Accepted Answer

A)   patriarchy
B)   matriarchy
C)   a bilineal society
D)   an egalitarian society A

Question 2

According to the findings of Diana Russell, who are the most common incest offenders?

Accepted Answer

A)   uncles
B)   fathers
C)   brothers
D)   first cousins A

Question 3

What qualities contribute to the Confucian values that provide a framework for Asian American families?

Accepted Answer

The qualities are humanism, collectivity, self discipline, hierarchy, respect for elders, moderation, and obligation.

Question 4

Journalistic accounts often state that one out of every two marriages ends in divorce. Explain why this statement presents a distorted image of divorce in the United States. Provide an alternative statistic which presents a more accurate description of divorce in the U.S.A.

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Question 5

Of the following household responsibilities, in which category is there the greatest gap in hours between the husband's duties and the wife's duties?

Accepted Answer

A)   paid work
B)   housework
C)   childcare
D)   total hours devoted to family

Question 6

Why did it take until the year 2000 for all states to officially repeal laws against interracial marriage?

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Question 7

How has the age of the average first-time bride and groom in the United States changed since 1890?

Accepted Answer

A)   Both the bride and groom are older than at any other time.
B)   Both the bride and groom are younger than at any other time.
C)   The bride is older, but the groom is younger than at any other time.
D)   The groom is older, but the bride is younger than at any other time.

Question 8

What is the single greatest influence of marital homogamy?

Accepted Answer

A)   propinquity
B)   endogamy
C)   exogamy
D)   heterogamy

Question 9

What are the benefits and problems associated with using nannies to provide child care?

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Question 10

The incest taboo is a universal norm. Why, according to functionalists, is this so?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following couples is least likely to divorce within the first ten years of their marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alice and Gregory who were teenage sweethearts and married when they were 22.
B)   Becky and Frank who work at the shoe factory together on the assembly line.
C)   Ruth and Chuck who, after a whirlwind romance, got married and had their first child six months later.
D)   Cathy and Tony who attend the same fundamentalist church and were married in their late 20s.

Question 12

Mark and Sally are married, both are working, and they chose not to have children. What classification best fits them?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are DINKS.
B)   They are YUPPIES.
C)   They are members of the sandwich generation.
D)   They are neo-traditionalists.

Question 13

In order to include cohabitating couples as well as gay and lesbian couples, sociologists suggest the term marital rape be changed to ________ rape.

Accepted Answer

A)   intimacy
B)   non-battering
C)   perverted
D)   sadistic-masochistic

Question 14

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sexism in U.S. society
B)   the gendered division of labor
C)   techniques of resistance
D)   the hidden curriculum

Question 15

What is the blended family?

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Question 16

The divorce rate of remarried people with children is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages. Which sentence best describes the divorce rate of remarried people without children?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages.
B)   It is about the same as the divorce rate of first marriages.
C)   It is lower than the divorce rate of first marriages.
D)   It varies based on the new dual income of the couple.

Question 17

In some tribal societies it is highly encouraged for the son or daughter of one tribe to marry the son or daughter of a neighboring or rival tribe to build camaraderie and form an alliance. This pattern of marital behavior is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   exogamy
B)   endogamy
C)   polygyny
D)   polyandry

Question 18

The use of nannies by upper-middle-class families has demonstrated a number of problems including tensions over differences in disciplinary action, parents missing important milestones in the child's life (first step and first words), and the emotional attachment the child develops with the nanny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Bob and Tom are brothers. Bob has been married for 25 years. Tom has never been married, but he has been in a long-term relationship with the same woman for the past 27 years. Which of the following statements is most likely true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bob and Tom can be expected to live the same amount of years.
B)   Bob will likely outlive Tom.
C)   Tom will likely outlive Bob.
D)   We cannot make any conclusions about who could live longer.

Question 20

A society that prohibits interracial marriage by law is enforcing endogamy.

Accepted Answer