Question 1

The not-so-empty nest is a phrase that refers to when children ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  from an illegitimate relationship who live with their father and his "legal" family 
B)  who return to an institution after failing to adjust to the foster home environment 
C)  who have moved out as young adults, then return to live with their parents 
D)  who were abandoned at birth seeking to discover their natural parents

Question 2

Discuss how marriage and family are viewed from the three sociological perspectives.

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Question 3

Shacking up or living in sin are old-fashioned ways to describe ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  communal living 
B)  temporary marriage 
C)  cohabitation 
D)  roommates

Question 4

Discuss the characteristics and trends in marriage among U.S. families.

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Question 5

Marianne and her children live in a neighborhood where all the families share their resources when someone needs help. The neighbors also consider themselves to be an extended family. Sociologists would describe them as ________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  communally living 
B)  neo-nuclear kin 
C)  fictive kin 
D)  illusory kin

Question 6

Of the following, in which group is a woman more likely to marry a man with less education than she has?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian American 
B)  Latino 
C)  African American 
D)  Native American

Question 7

What pattern does the relationship between a father and his children take following divorce?

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Question 8

In some Native American tribes, what transpires when a male warrior takes on a berdache?

Accepted Answer

A)  He has passed the final test of being a warrior worthy of the tribe's respect. 
B)  He has accepts a spouse who is another man who now takes on all the responsibilities of a woman. 
C)  He has taken a woman captured in warfare and made her the mother of his children. 
D)  He accepted the code of the tribe that demands he give his life for the tribe if need be.

Question 9

Romantic love and its importance in marriage are a cultural universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sociologically, what is a blended family?

Accepted Answer

A)  A husband and wife have their own children and also have adopted children. 
B)  Only adopted children are present in the family. 
C)  A lesbian couple has children through artificial insemination. 
D)  A husband or wife brings a child into the new family from a prior relationship.

Question 11

The rate of divorce among remarried couples is much lower than the rate of divorce among first time marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Maria and Brian recently gave birth to their first child. Based on sociological findings, what is the likely change in the marital satisfaction that Maria and Brian feel towards one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will increase. 
B)  It will decrease. 
C)  It will probably remain the same. 
D)  It is totally unpredictable.

Question 13

List and discuss the three systems of descent society uses to trace kinship over generations.

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Question 14

What is the single most significant issue that Native American families face?

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Question 15

What state had the most extreme penalty for interracial marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia 
B)  Mississippi 
C)  Alabama 
D)  South Carolina

Question 16

Based on research, romantic love consists of what two components?

Accepted Answer

A)  instinctive and physical 
B)  cognitive and biological 
C)  emotional and cognitive 
D)  physical and emotional

Question 17

Compare love and marriage in the United States and in India, and briefly explain why there are differences.

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Question 18

Those who never get married are more likely to live longer than those who get divorced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Sociologically, what is the immediate family of husband, wife, and children called who live apart from other kin?

Accepted Answer

A)  the nuclear family 
B)  the vertical extended family 
C)  the horizontal extended family 
D)  the traditional family

Question 20

Bertha has just turned 16 and has caught the special interest of her father because she looks just as attractive and sexy as her mother did when they first dated. Bertha's mother has noticed this and now feels like a maid, not a wife and mother. What do sociologists call this condition of a father seeing his daughter as a possible sexual interest, and a wife feeling as though she is a maid, rather than a wife and mother?

Accepted Answer

A)  ego identity 
B)  role distance 
C)  diffusion of responsibility 
D)  role confusion

Exam 16: Marriage and Family

The not-so-empty nest is a phrase that refers to when children ________.

Discuss how marriage and family are viewed from the three sociological perspectives.

Shacking up or living in sin are old-fashioned ways to describe ________.

Discuss the characteristics and trends in marriage among U.S. families.

Marianne and her children live in a neighborhood where all the families share their resources when someone needs help. The neighbors also consider themselves to be an extended family. Sociologists would describe them as ________ .

Of the following, in which group is a woman more likely to marry a man with less education than she has?

What pattern does the relationship between a father and his children take following divorce?

In some Native American tribes, what transpires when a male warrior takes on a berdache?

Romantic love and its importance in marriage are a cultural universal.

Sociologically, what is a blended family?

The rate of divorce among remarried couples is much lower than the rate of divorce among first time marriages.

Maria and Brian recently gave birth to their first child. Based on sociological findings, what is the likely change in the marital satisfaction that Maria and Brian feel towards one another?

List and discuss the three systems of descent society uses to trace kinship over generations.

What is the single most significant issue that Native American families face?

What state had the most extreme penalty for interracial marriage?

Based on research, romantic love consists of what two components?

Compare love and marriage in the United States and in India, and briefly explain why there are differences.

Those who never get married are more likely to live longer than those who get divorced.

Sociologically, what is the immediate family of husband, wife, and children called who live apart from other kin?