Question 1

Feminist theories of the family grew out of the functionalist perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

By "gender-based slavery," conflict theorist Engels was referring to

Accepted Answer

A) the use of female slaves to breastfeed the children of their owners. 
B) the division of labor among slaves, in which the males worked in the fields and females performed domestic chores for their owners. 
C) the division of labor in capitalism in which women do labor for which they receive neither income nor status while men leave the home to earn an income. 
D) the practice of selling females into prostitution.

Question 3

Sociologists recognize many different family forms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT illustrate intimate partner violence?

Accepted Answer

A) A female whose boyfriend threatened to use a knife on her if she broke up with him. 
B) A woman who cheats on her husband while he is away at work. 
C) A man whose wife threatened to kill him if he showed interest in another woman. 
D) A divorced man who threatened to forcefully rape his ex-wife.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best reflects the consequences of divorce?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The effects of divorce on adults and children are mixed and variable with both positive and negative effects. 
B) ​The consequences of divorce are always negative for children but positive for the adults. 
C) ​There are no long term consequences of divorce for the children. 
D) ​Divorce generally benefits all involved.

Question 6

Corporal punishment refers to​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the withdrawal of privileges. 
B) ​the intentional infliction of pain intended to control behavior. 
C) patterns of psychological abuse and the withdrawal of love. 
D) ​any kind of punishment that is disapproved by society.

Question 7

In the United States, it is legal in all 50 states for a parent to spank, hit, belt, paddle, whip, or otherwise inflict punitive pain on a child, so long as the corporal punishment does not meet the individual state's definition of child abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Historically, the penalties for rape were base on ______ laws.

Accepted Answer

A) human rights 
B) domestic relations 
C) criminal 
D) property rights

Question 9

All of the following are significant changes that have occurred in U.S.families and households over the last several decades EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) U.S.men and women are marrying at a younger age. 
B) increased heterosexual and same-sex cohabitation. 
C) increased births to unmarried women. 
D) increased single-parent families.

Question 10

What is the "cycle of abuse?"

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the "cycle of abuse?"...

Question 11

In general, under U.S.laws

Accepted Answer

A) stepparents have no legal obligation to support their stepchildren during the marriage. 
B) stepparents who divorce the biological parent have the same legal rights to custody and visitation of their stepchildren as biological parents. 
C) stepparents who divorce the biological parent have a legal obligation to pay child support. 
D) stepchildren have the right of inheritance in the event of the stepparent's death.

Question 12

According to a survey, about ___________ of Americans accept the recent changes in family structure and do not think these are bad changes.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​5 percent 
B) ​one-third 
C) ​well over half 
D) ​nearly 90 percent

Question 13

Symbolic interactionist explanations of family problems focus on patriarchy as the primary cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

___________ theory focuses on how capitalism, social class, and power influence marriages and families.

Accepted Answer

A) Structural-functionalist 
B) Conflict 
C) Symbolic interactionist 
D) Patriarchy

Question 15

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, traditional gender roles contribute to family functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_____ occurs when a caregiver shakes a baby to the point of causing the child to experience brain or retinal hemorrhage, most often in response to a young baby who will not stop crying.

Accepted Answer

A) Neglect 
B) Juvenile hemorrhage disorder 
C) Oppositional baby response 
D) Shaken baby syndrome

Question 17

The United States has a higher proportion of out-of-wedlock births than

Accepted Answer

A) Iceland. 
B) Norway. 
C) the United Kingdom. 
D) Japan.

Question 18

Intimate partner violence results in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) higher rates of miscarriage and birth defects. 
B) interference with women's employment. 
C) loss of economic resources and homelessness among women. 
D) more egalitarian relationships

Question 19

Does the high rate of divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing signal the breakdown of the family? In answering this question, state the argument of the marital decline or marital resilience perspective and cite evidence to support your position.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Does the high rate of divorce and...

Question 20

Parental alienation (PA)is

Accepted Answer

A) a type of physical abuse. 
B) a controversial diagnosis. 
C) currently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. 
D) not a recognized condition.

Exam 5: Family Problems

Feminist theories of the family grew out of the functionalist perspective.

By "gender-based slavery," conflict theorist Engels was referring to

Sociologists recognize many different family forms.

Which of the following does NOT illustrate intimate partner violence?

Which of the following statements best reflects the consequences of divorce?

Corporal punishment refers to

In the United States, it is legal in all 50 states for a parent to spank, hit, belt, paddle, whip, or otherwise inflict punitive pain on a child, so long as the corporal punishment does not meet the individual state's definition of child abuse.

Historically, the penalties for rape were base on ______ laws.

All of the following are significant changes that have occurred in U.S.families and households over the last several decades EXCEPT

What is the "cycle of abuse?"

In general, under U.S.laws

According to a survey, about ___________ of Americans accept the recent changes in family structure and do not think these are bad changes.

Symbolic interactionist explanations of family problems focus on patriarchy as the primary cause.

___________ theory focuses on how capitalism, social class, and power influence marriages and families.

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, traditional gender roles contribute to family functioning.

_____ occurs when a caregiver shakes a baby to the point of causing the child to experience brain or retinal hemorrhage, most often in response to a young baby who will not stop crying.

The United States has a higher proportion of out-of-wedlock births than

Intimate partner violence results in all of the following EXCEPT

Does the high rate of divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing signal the breakdown of the family? In answering this question, state the argument of the marital decline or marital resilience perspective and cite evidence to support your position.

Parental alienation (PA) is

Exam 5: Family Problems

Feminist theories of the family grew out of the functionalist perspective.

By "gender-based slavery," conflict theorist Engels was referring to

Sociologists recognize many different family forms.

Which of the following does NOT illustrate intimate partner violence?

Which of the following statements best reflects the consequences of divorce?​

Corporal punishment refers to​

In the United States, it is legal in all 50 states for a parent to spank, hit, belt, paddle, whip, or otherwise inflict punitive pain on a child, so long as the corporal punishment does not meet the individual state's definition of child abuse.

Historically, the penalties for rape were base on ______ laws.

All of the following are significant changes that have occurred in U.S.families and households over the last several decades EXCEPT

What is the "cycle of abuse?"

In general, under U.S.laws

According to a survey, about ___________ of Americans accept the recent changes in family structure and do not think these are bad changes.​

Symbolic interactionist explanations of family problems focus on patriarchy as the primary cause.

___________ theory focuses on how capitalism, social class, and power influence marriages and families.

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, traditional gender roles contribute to family functioning.

_____ occurs when a caregiver shakes a baby to the point of causing the child to experience brain or retinal hemorrhage, most often in response to a young baby who will not stop crying.

The United States has a higher proportion of out-of-wedlock births than

Intimate partner violence results in all of the following EXCEPT

Does the high rate of divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing signal the breakdown of the family? In answering this question, state the argument of the marital decline or marital resilience perspective and cite evidence to support your position.

Parental alienation (PA) is

Which of the following statements best reflects the consequences of divorce?

Corporal punishment refers to

According to a survey, about ___________ of Americans accept the recent changes in family structure and do not think these are bad changes.