Question 1

In 2004, approximately __________ percent of employed mothers with children under age 6 worked full-time.

Accepted Answer

A) 33 
B) 50 
C) 74 
D) 90

Question 2

The __________ is the subdiscipline of sociology that attempts to describe and explain patterns of family life and variations in family structure.

Accepted Answer

A) sociology of exogamy 
B) family of procreation 
C) sociology of family 
D) family of orientation

Question 3

The most prevalent form of polygamy is __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Bubba married his high school sweetheart and they have been faithful to each other for 30 years. Their marriage is considered to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A) polygamous 
B) monogamous 
C) homogamous 
D) polyandrous

Question 5

Define divorce and, from both a macrolevel and microlevel, explain the major causes of divorce in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define divorce and, from both a macrolevel...

Question 6

A comparison of Census Bureau data from 1970 and 2003 shows that there has been a significant increase in the percentage of U.S. households comprising a married couple with their own children under eighteen years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Foster care refers to institutional settings or residences where adults other than a child's own parents or biological relatives serve as caregivers. About 60 percent of children in foster care are children of color, with about 42 percent of them being African American.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

At the fertility clinic in India where women are professional surrogates, it is the requirement that the surrogate

Accepted Answer

A) pass a physical exam. 
B) not be over 25 years of age. 
C) must have at least one child of her own. 
D) have at least a high school education.

Question 9

Which statement below is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The marriage rate has gone down since 1960. 
B) The number of children living in extreme poverty increased in the 1990s. 
C) Adult children of divorced parents are more likely to end their own marriages. 
D) Couples who already have children at the beginning of their marriage are more likely to divorce than those who do not have children.

Question 10

In postindustrial societies, the primary form of social organization is through kinship ties-which refer to a social network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Both legal and blood ties are found in the __________. The relationship between a husband and wife is based on legal ties; however, the relationship between a parent and child may be based on either blood ties or legal ties, depending on whether the child has been adopted.

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear family 
B) family of procreation 
C) blended family 
D) family of orientation

Question 12

Regarding kinship, which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) In preindustrial societies, the primary form of social organization is through kinship ties. 
B) Kinship networks lead to conflict as people compete for basic necessities of life. 
C) Kinship systems serve as a means by which property is transferred, goods are produced and distributed, and power is allocated. 
D) In industrial societies, other social institutions fulfill some of the functions previously taken care of by the kinship network.

Question 13

Teenage pregnancies are a popular topic in the media and political discourse. The children's Defense Fund estimates that among those who first gave birth between the ages of 15 and 19, __________ percent will have a second child within 3 years.

Accepted Answer

A) 33 
B) 43 
C) 57 
D) 66

Question 14

Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally). The most common form is __________, which is a system of tracing descent through both the mother's and father's sides of the family.

Accepted Answer

A) bitriarchal descent 
B) bilateral descent 
C) bitricentric descent 
D) bitrilocal descent

Question 15

If a couple in the U.S. cannot have a child on their own they may hire a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A) fertility substitute 
B) baby whisperer 
C) infertility parent 
D) surrogate mother

Question 16

Summarize families from a global perspective.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Summarize families from a global perspective....

Question 17

Adoption is a legal process through which the rights and duties of parenting are transferred from a child's biological parents and/or legal parents to new legal parents. According to the text's discussion of adoption __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a new birth certificate is issued in most adoptions 
B) matching children who are available for adoption with prospective adoptive parents is simple and straightforward 
C) more infants are available for adoption today than in the past 
D) few U.S.parents seek to adopt parentless children in developing nations

Question 18

__________ is the concurrent marriage of one man with two or more women.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild coined the term __________ to refer to the work that many employed women perform after they complete their workday on the job.

Accepted Answer

A) second shift 
B) maintenance shift 
C) household shift 
D) domestic shift

Question 20

A recent study of 11,000 women found that there was a 70 percent marriage rate for women who remained in a cohabiting relationship for at least 5 years. However, of the women in that study who cohabited and then married their partner, __________ became divorced within a 10-year period.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 30 percent 
C) 40 percent 
D) 50 percent

Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships.

In 2004, approximately __________ percent of employed mothers with children under age 6 worked full-time.

The __________ is the subdiscipline of sociology that attempts to describe and explain patterns of family life and variations in family structure.

The most prevalent form of polygamy is __________.

Bubba married his high school sweetheart and they have been faithful to each other for 30 years. Their marriage is considered to be __________.

Define divorce and, from both a macrolevel and microlevel, explain the major causes of divorce in the United States.

A comparison of Census Bureau data from 1970 and 2003 shows that there has been a significant increase in the percentage of U.S. households comprising a married couple with their own children under eighteen years of age.

Foster care refers to institutional settings or residences where adults other than a child's own parents or biological relatives serve as caregivers. About 60 percent of children in foster care are children of color, with about 42 percent of them being African American.

At the fertility clinic in India where women are professional surrogates, it is the requirement that the surrogate

Which statement below is false?

In postindustrial societies, the primary form of social organization is through kinship ties-which refer to a social network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

Both legal and blood ties are found in the __________. The relationship between a husband and wife is based on legal ties; however, the relationship between a parent and child may be based on either blood ties or legal ties, depending on whether the child has been adopted.

Regarding kinship, which of the following statements is false?

Teenage pregnancies are a popular topic in the media and political discourse. The children's Defense Fund estimates that among those who first gave birth between the ages of 15 and 19, __________ percent will have a second child within 3 years.

Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally) . The most common form is __________, which is a system of tracing descent through both the mother's and father's sides of the family.

If a couple in the U.S. cannot have a child on their own they may hire a(n) __________.

Summarize families from a global perspective.

Adoption is a legal process through which the rights and duties of parenting are transferred from a child's biological parents and/or legal parents to new legal parents. According to the text's discussion of adoption __________.

__________ is the concurrent marriage of one man with two or more women.

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild coined the term __________ to refer to the work that many employed women perform after they complete their workday on the job.

A recent study of 11,000 women found that there was a 70 percent marriage rate for women who remained in a cohabiting relationship for at least 5 years. However, of the women in that study who cohabited and then married their partner, __________ became divorced within a 10-year period.