Question 1

Adrian is a researcher doing a detailed study about attitudes and opinions people have about being childfree. She wants detailed information from each person. Which method would be best to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  in-depth interview
B)  experiment
C)  observation
D)  secondary analysis
E)  survey A

Question 2

Your family has a special friend that you are very close to, and call "Auntie Marge," even though she is not related to you. You invite her to many family functions, and share many traditions together. Marge is an example of a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  domestic partner
B)  fictive kin
C)  human agency
D)  family of orientation
E)  family of procreation B

Question 3

There are several different perspectives of family change. Shane believes that the changing economic structure, such as through a loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs or an erosion of the minimum wage, leads to changing family and gendered roles, which ultimately leads to an underclass with extraordinary challenges facing poor children. Shane represents which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative
B)  liberal
C)  neo-con
D)  feminist
E)  developmental B

Question 4

List the four factors discussed in your text that promote resiliency.

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Question 5

Macro theories represent a general framework that focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal dynamics and face-to-face interaction
B)  the social interaction between family and members of other groups, and is concerned with the meanings and interpretations that people have
C)  the family into which you were born
D)  societal patterns
E)  other societies around the world or other historical periods to see how others organize their social life and respond to its challenges

Question 6

Explain what we mean by the sociological imagination, and elaborate on its two primary components.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Jake is analyzing some data collected by the Census Bureau for his senior project. What type of research method is he using?

Accepted Answer

A)  experiment
B)  secondary analysis
C)  survey
D)  in-depth interview
E)  focus group

Question 8

Structural functionalist theory focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the social interaction between family members and other groups and is concerned with the meanings and interpretations that people have
B)  gender as the central concept for explaining family structures and family dynamics
C)  collecting data that can be measured numerically
D)  the distinct stages of families and family members with their set of tasks, roles, and responsibilities
E)  all social institutions, including the family, that exist to fill a need in society

Question 9

You, your siblings, and your parents comprise your:

Accepted Answer

A)  family of orientation
B)  fictive kin
C)  family of procreation
D)  domestic partners
E)  human agency

Question 10

Social exchange theory suggests that individuals are rational and their behavior reflects an evaluation of costs and benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A number of changes in families have taken place over the past several decades. These changes include:

Accepted Answer

A)  both men and women are postponing the age of marriage
B)  the percentage of persons who have never married has increased significantly
C)  the divorce rate has increased
D)  Blacks are the largest minority group in the United States
E)  the teenage birthrate is increasing rapidly, especially among Blacks

Question 12

According to World Map 1.1, the United States has a low infant mortality rate compared to other developing nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together form the basis of society is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the sociological imagination
B)  social structure
C)  comparative perspective
D)  human agency
E)  family

Question 14

You, your spouse, and your children comprise your:

Accepted Answer

A)  family of orientation
B)  resiliency
C)  family of procreation
D)  domestic partners
E)  human agency

Question 15

Relationships by blood, marriage, or affection, in which members may cooperate economically, may care for any children, and may consider their identity to be intimately connected to the larger group define a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  domestic partner
B)  fictive kin
C)  empirical relationship
D)  family
E)  quantitative method

Question 16

Which theory examines how individuals' lives change as they pass through the events in their lives, recognizing that many changes are socially produced and shared among a cohort of people?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

List the four goals of an empirical approach.

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Question 18

A theory is defined as:

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Question 19

When one family is uninsured, we are tempted to see it as a private problem; however, when 50 million people are uninsured, it is really a social problem. This is the point of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a focus group
B)  the sociological imagination
C)  domestic partnerships
D)  systems theory
E)  micro theories

Question 20

Nathan Cabrera, in the feature box, shows the importance of community factors in building resiliency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Families and the Sociological Imagination

Adrian is a researcher doing a detailed study about attitudes and opinions people have about being childfree. She wants detailed information from each person. Which method would be best to use?

Your family has a special friend that you are very close to, and call "Auntie Marge," even though she is not related to you. You invite her to many family functions, and share many traditions together. Marge is an example of a/an:

List the four factors discussed in your text that promote resiliency.

Macro theories represent a general framework that focuses on:

Explain what we mean by the sociological imagination, and elaborate on its two primary components.

Jake is analyzing some data collected by the Census Bureau for his senior project. What type of research method is he using?

Structural functionalist theory focuses on:

You, your siblings, and your parents comprise your:

Social exchange theory suggests that individuals are rational and their behavior reflects an evaluation of costs and benefits.

A number of changes in families have taken place over the past several decades. These changes include:

According to World Map 1.1, the United States has a low infant mortality rate compared to other developing nations.

An organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together form the basis of society is called:

You, your spouse, and your children comprise your:

Relationships by blood, marriage, or affection, in which members may cooperate economically, may care for any children, and may consider their identity to be intimately connected to the larger group define a/an:

Which theory examines how individuals' lives change as they pass through the events in their lives, recognizing that many changes are socially produced and shared among a cohort of people?

List the four goals of an empirical approach.

A theory is defined as:

When one family is uninsured, we are tempted to see it as a private problem; however, when 50 million people are uninsured, it is really a social problem. This is the point of:

Nathan Cabrera, in the feature box, shows the importance of community factors in building resiliency.