Question 1

Children in single-parent households are at greater risk of lower standards of living primarily due to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of attention from a single parent 
B)  lower moral standards that are held by single parents 
C)  lack of role models and a positive reference group 
D)  having fewer economic resources than two-parent households

Question 2

In the postmodern family, the boundaries between the public and private spheres are fairly open and flexible. In fact, family life may be negatively affected by the decreasing distinction between what is work time and what is family time. This characteristic of the family is termed ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  homogamy 
B)  urbanity 
C)  endogamy 
D)  polyandry

Question 3

Although there has been a great deal of discussion about ______________, scholars have found no historical evidence to indicate that true types of this familial power and authority ever existed.

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchal families 
B)  egalitarian families 
C)  matriarchal families 
D)  homogamous families

Question 4

The difference in the terms "child-free" and "childless" indicate______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  whether couples are infertile 
B)  whether infertility was due to problems with the man or the woman 
C)  whether a child was desired in the first place 
D)  regional differences in language

Question 5

In industrialized nations such as the United States, most couples hope to live in a(n)______________ , which is the custom of a married couple living in their own residence apart from both the husband's and the wife's parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  neolocal residence 
B)  multilocal residence 
C)  patrilocal residence 
D)  matrilocal residence

Question 6

______________is very rare. When it does occur, it is typically found in societies where men greatly outnumber women because of high rates of female infanticide.

Accepted Answer

A)  Polyandry 
B)  Homogamy 
C)  Endogamy 
D)  Polygyny

Question 7

In preindustrial societies,______________ provides the primary basis for social organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  subsistence 
B)  lineage 
C)  kinship 
D)  heritage

Exam 12: Education and Religion