Question 1

Parents and other relatives are responsible for teaching children the necessary knowledge and skills to survive.Which of the following key functions that families serve does this statement address?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual regulation 
B) socialization 
C) economic and psychological support 
D) provisions of social status

Question 2

A comparison of Census Bureau data over the last four decades shows that there has been a significant decline in the percentage of U.S.households made up of a married couple who had children under eighteen years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

______________ is a legally recognized and/or socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A) Marriage 
B) Cohabitation 
C) Trial separation 
D) Monogamous experimentation

Question 4

Define the social institution of the family.

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Question 5

About 75 percent of U.S.households are maintained by single parents who live with their own children under the age of 18.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most people who divorce get remarried.These remarriages tend to follow the pattern that .

Accepted Answer

A) most divorced people remarry with those who have not been divorced 
B) women with a college degree and without children are less likely to remarry 
C) the younger a woman is at the time of divorce,the lower her likelihood of remarrying 
D) at all ages,a greater proportion of women than men remarry

Question 7

Some single fathers who do not have custody of their children remain actively involved in their children's lives.Others may become "______________" who take their children to recreational activities and buy them presents for special occasions but have a very small part in the children's day-to-day lives.

Accepted Answer

A) Disneyland daddies 
B) Chuck E.Cheese fathers 
C) McDonald dads 
D) Arcade papas

Question 8

Describe the family structure and its characteristics.

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Question 9

Incest taboos that prohibit sexual contact or marriage between certain relatives would be an example of which key function of family?

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual regulation 
B) Socialization 
C) Economic and psychological support 
D) Provisions of social status

Question 10

Apply the functional perspective on families.

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Question 11

In the United States,most people practice______________.They marry people who come from the same social class,racial/ethnic group,religious affiliation,and other categories considered important within their own social group.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Contemporary functionalists examine the roles of husbands,wives,and children as they act out their own part and react to the actions of others.From such a perspective,what people think,as well as what they say and do,is very important in understanding family dynamics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to______________theories,we have experienced a significant decline in the influence of the family and other social institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) postmodern 
C) conflict 
D) symbolic interactionist

Question 14

Compare conflict and feminist perspectives on families.

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Question 15

Extended families often include grandparents,uncles,aunts,or other relatives who live close to the parents and children,making it possible for family members to share resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What constitutes a "family" has been widely debated.For many years,the standard sociological definition of family was:

Accepted Answer

A) a social network of people based on common ancestry,marriage,or adoption 
B) a group of people who are related to one another by bonds of blood,marriage,or adoption and who live together,form an economic unit,and bear and raise children 
C) a group of people that consists of a husband and wife,children from previous marriages,and children (if any)from the new marriage 
D) a social network of people into which a person is born,comprised of relatives,parents,and children who live in the same household

Question 17

Describe love and intimacy,and compare cohabitation and domestic partnerships.

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Question 18

Even with the less common pattern of______________-a system of tracing descent through the mother's side of the family-women may not control property.

Accepted Answer

A) matriarchal descent 
B) matricentric descent 
C) matrilocal descent 
D) matrilineal descent

Question 19

Summarize families in global perspective.

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Question 20

About______________percent of U.S.households are maintained by single parents who live with their own children under the age of 18.

Accepted Answer

A) 42 
B) 55 
C) 75 
D) 27

Exam 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

Parents and other relatives are responsible for teaching children the necessary knowledge and skills to survive.Which of the following key functions that families serve does this statement address?

A comparison of Census Bureau data over the last four decades shows that there has been a significant decline in the percentage of U.S.households made up of a married couple who had children under eighteen years of age.

______________ is a legally recognized and/or socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual activity.

Define the social institution of the family.

About 75 percent of U.S.households are maintained by single parents who live with their own children under the age of 18.

Most people who divorce get remarried.These remarriages tend to follow the pattern that .

Describe the family structure and its characteristics.

Incest taboos that prohibit sexual contact or marriage between certain relatives would be an example of which key function of family?

Apply the functional perspective on families.

In the United States,most people practice______________.They marry people who come from the same social class,racial/ethnic group,religious affiliation,and other categories considered important within their own social group.

Contemporary functionalists examine the roles of husbands,wives,and children as they act out their own part and react to the actions of others.From such a perspective,what people think,as well as what they say and do,is very important in understanding family dynamics.

According to______________theories,we have experienced a significant decline in the influence of the family and other social institutions.

Compare conflict and feminist perspectives on families.

Extended families often include grandparents,uncles,aunts,or other relatives who live close to the parents and children,making it possible for family members to share resources.

What constitutes a "family" has been widely debated.For many years,the standard sociological definition of family was:

Describe love and intimacy,and compare cohabitation and domestic partnerships.

Even with the less common pattern of______________-a system of tracing descent through the mother's side of the family-women may not control property.

Summarize families in global perspective.

About______________percent of U.S.households are maintained by single parents who live with their own children under the age of 18.