Question 1

Science can be defined as a logical system that bases knowledge on systematic observations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Family ecologists focus on current interactions within the family, not on historical, political or socioeconomic conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Theoretical perspectives or theories can increase our __________ families and family life.

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding of 
B)  ability to control 
C)  ability to scientifically categorize once and for all 
D)  ability to label

Question 4

In the contemporary version of evolutionary theory, it is the survival of one's __________ into future generations that is important.

Accepted Answer

A)  parents 
B)  artifacts 
C)  random selection 
D)  genetic material

Question 5

When using the __________ research method, a researcher lives with a family, spends extensive time with them, and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and everyday behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When using the __________ research method, a...

Question 6

The structure-functional theoretical perspective views the family as performing at least three important functions. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  raising children responsibly 
B)  providing economic support 
C)  promoting genetic material 
D)  providing emotional security

Question 7

How family members use and bargain human and material resources to secure advantage in a relationship is the subject of __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of How family members use and bargain human...

Question 8

The __________ perspective argues that humans' evolutionary biology affects much of human behavior and, more specifically, many family-related behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  attachment 
B)  exchange 
C)  biosocial 
D)  family systems

Question 9

The __________ perspective on the family is characterized by concepts linking psychosocial factors to physiology, genetics, and evolution

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ perspective on the family is...

Question 10

A recent study among immigrants found that relationships "based not on blood or marriage but rather on religious rituals or close friendship ties" can serve as a functional alternative to the nuclear family. According to the text, what are these relationships called?

Accepted Answer

A)  non-fiction fellows 
B)  fake family 
C)  comrades in arms 
D)  fictive kin

Question 11

Theoretical perspectives are ways of

Accepted Answer

A)  discovering the absolute truth about reality. 
B)  conducting scientific tests and measurements of reality. 
C)  viewing reality; or ways an observer may view, organize and interpret reality. 
D)  determining the correct way to understand reality.

Question 12

Compare and contrast the differences in using either a longitudinal study to collect data, or a basic survey technique.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the differences in using...

Question 13

A photograph in the text depicts a mother and her children waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might point out that, typically, it is mothers and not fathers who are primarily responsible for their children's health-and ask why?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminists 
B)  family system theorists 
C)  structure-functionalists 
D)  interactionists

Question 14

Suppose that a law states: "The husband is the head of the household. As such, he will establish a place and a mode of living and the wife must conform thereto. The husband must support his wife and minor children out of his labor. The wife must assist him insofar as she is able." This hypothetical law is consistent with the focus of which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  structure-functional 
C)  feminist 
D)  family ecology

Question 15

In __________________(also called "participant observation" or "field research," the researcher spends extensive time with respondents and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and other aspects of everyday life

Accepted Answer

A)  conducting surveys 
B)  historical research 
C)  naturalistic observation 
D)  laboratory research

Question 16

Random assignment of research participants to Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 would suggest that the investigators are using which technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  survey 
B)  multiple cross-sectional study 
C)  experiment 
D)  longitudinal study

Exam 2: Exploring Relationships and Families