Question 1

According to research, which of the following is twice as great in female-headed single-parent families compared to male-headed single-parent families?

Accepted Answer

A)  the child abuse rate 
B)  the rate of clinical depression 
C)  the remarriage rate 
D)  the poverty rate

Question 2

Today, children are an economic burden to families; whereas, in the past, children were economic assets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Compared to people from majority ethnic communities and people who live in urban areas, people who are members of a small group, or a geographically dispersed one are more likely to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  get divorced 
B)  marry inside their group 
C)  marry outside their group 
D)  stay single

Question 4

Which of the following did Murdock define as a socially approved, presumably long-term sexual and economic union between a man and a woman?

Accepted Answer

A)  family 
B)  marriage 
C)  familial bonding 
D)  mating

Question 5

Colin's grandfather has just moved in with his family. Now, in addition to his mother and step-father, he and his sister share their home with their newly widowed grandfather. What do sociologists call this kind of family arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A)  a nuclear family 
B)  an extended family 
C)  a polygamous family 
D)  a polymorphous family

Question 6

The Canadian middle-class family of the 1950s was idealized as the perfect family structure; it was dubbed the "orgy of domesticity." Ironically, the family of the 1950s has been identified as the root of the demise of the traditional nuclear family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sociologists studying conjugal violence among heterosexual couples have identified certain factors that are predictors for varying levels of wife abuse. Which of the following is most likely to result in lower levels of wife abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  class similarity between spouses 
B)  gender equality between the spouses 
C)  age similarity between spouses 
D)  ethnic similarity between spouses

Question 8

The most at-risk children are poor children. Describe the impacts of poverty on children. Suggest what social policies might reduce and prevent the adverse effects of poverty.

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Question 9

Define child support. Explain who usually pays and who usually receives support. In the event of non-payment, explain why formal, coercive collection policies have only limited success.

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Question 10

Explain the relationship between self-gratification and the rise of the intimate linkage between love and marriage.

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Question 11

Dr. Phillips explains to his Sociology of Families class that the main tasks of the family are to create the situation where couples can have socially approved sexual relations and produce children whom they will socialize into cultural norms, cooperate economically, and provide each other with emotional support. What theory does Dr. Phillips subscribe to?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  functionalist theory 
D)  feminist theory

Question 12

Friedrich Engels maintained that, once men began to build up a concentration of wealth, they became concerned with how to pass that wealth on to their legitimate sons. How did Engels believe men could safely pass their wealth on to their sons?

Accepted Answer

A)  only by allowing women equal rights at work 
B)  only by controlling their wives sexually and economically 
C)  only by creating egalitarian families 
D)  only by shifting from capitalist to socialist economies

Question 13

Which of the following is the primary provider and ultimate authority in a traditional nuclear family?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mother 
B)  the most senior male member of the extended family 
C)  the matriarch of the family line 
D)  the father

Question 14

Which of the following married couples experiences the least marital satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob and Josie, married with no children 
B)  Robina and Raj, married with preschool children 
C)  Michelle and Jake, married with primary-school-age children 
D)  Leo and Danielle, married with adolescent children

Question 15

Explain Engels' account of the relationship between private property and gender inequality.

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Question 16

Studies reveal that if a couple is sexually compatible, they are more likely to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  be unmotivated to resolve emotional issues 
B)  consider sexual satisfaction an unimportant part of their marriage 
C)  work harder to resolve other marital difficulties 
D)  have more heated disagreements

Question 17

According to the textbook, marital stability has come to depend on having a happy marriage rather than just a useful marriage. What reason lies behind this social development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local marriage markets have become more heterogeneous. 
B)  Women have become more autonomous. 
C)  Parental influence on children has increased. 
D)  The marriage market has become more competitive.

Question 18

Consider the textbook's discussion of "new property." Which of the following will be most helpful for a woman after a divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  an extended health plan that includes therapy 
B)  half of the family furnishings and other assets 
C)  half of the family savings and pension 
D)  a dental hygienist degree

Question 19

Family support policies such as subsidized day care and parental employment leave are most likely to be opposed by which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  people who are against raising taxes 
B)  people who believe that society is changing too much and too fast 
C)  people who support reducing income inequality 
D)  people who oppose increased immigration

Question 20

Describe the functionalist conclusions about the changing family form. Identify the social problems linked to the decline of the traditional family.

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Exam 9: Families