Question 1

Trends in divorce,marriage,and childbearing show a gradual weakening of the nuclear family from the second half of the 1800s until the mid-1940s,and continued weakening after the 1950s.This means that the immediate post World War II period was:

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A) historically normal 
B) an historical aberration 
C) inexplicable 
D) based on economic trends 
E) based on political trends

Question 2

Some sociologists counter arguments made by functionalists.They argue that changing family forms do not necessarily represent deterioration in the quality of people's lives.In fact,they contend that:

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A) these changes are inevitable 
B) these changes may be improvements in the way many people live 
C) these changes may decrease happiness but are good for the economy 
D) these changes reorganize interests 
E) these changes are dysfunctional

Question 3

What were the dominant family patterns in the 15 years after World War II?

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Question 4

Friedrich Engels maintained that once wealth was concentrated into the hands of a man he became concerned with how to transmit it to his children,especially his sons.A man could safely pass on an inheritance,wrote Engels:

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A) only by allowing women to have equal rights 
B) only by controlling his wife sexually and economically 
C) only by favoring the creation an egalitarian family 
D) only by favoring the growth of socialism 
E) only by bigamy

Question 5

While religion influences the divorce rate,it:

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A) does not affect marital satisfaction 
B) only modestly affects marital satisfaction 
C) does not affect the choice of marriage partners 
D) does not influence local marriage markets 
E) also influences local marriage markets

Question 6

While there is a gendered division of labor in foraging societies,there is evidence that:

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A) the gender division of labor has been abandoned 
B) the gender division of labor is less strict than Murdock and Parsons believed 
C) the gender division of labor is stricter than Murdock expected 
D) the gender division of labor is intimately tied to sexuality 
E) the gender division of labor disappears in more advanced forms of society

Question 7

According to Friedrich Engels,the traditional nuclear family is a site of gender conflict and:

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A) gender cooperation 
B) social instability 
C) social change 
D) self-fulfillment 
E) the perpetuation of social inequality

Question 8

On most indicators of children's well-being:

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A) the United States leads Sweden 
B) the United States and Sweden are very similar 
C) Sweden leads the United States 
D) Sweden and the United States are at opposite poles

Question 9

In the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding,the character of Toula,played by Nia Vardalos,creates a clash between cultures when she:

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A) marries a non-Greek 
B) adopts a daughter as a single woman 
C) comes out as a lesbian 
D) forcibly alters the ethnic structure by converting to another religion 
E) murders a family member

Question 10

Brym and Lie contend that a revolution in family structures,authority relations,and socialization patterns began in the United States and Western countries about 40 years ago.This revolution is evident in the following trends:

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A) women's increasing participation in the paid labor force 
B) the rise of romantic love and happiness as the bases for marriage 
C) women's increasing control over reproduction 
D) women's increasing participation in the system of higher education 
E) all of these choices

Question 11

According to Parsons,the father's role in child rearing is known as a(n)____ role.

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A) expressive 
B) instrumental 
C) secondary 
D) organizational 
E) emotive

Question 12

Marital satisfaction generally starts high,falls when children are born,reaches a low point when children are in their teenage years and then:

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A) levels off 
B) reaches a low point 
C) begins to increase again 
D) stops 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

Some experts conclude that general marital happiness leads to sexual compatibility.However,Brym and Lie argue that:

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A) this is a disputed research finding 
B) the reverse may also be true 
C) sexual behavior is not very important for a successful marriage 
D) sex is overstated as a component of a happy marriage 
E) all of these choices

Question 14

Foraging societies are groups of people who live in a particular wooded area and farm small plots.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How are wife assault and gender inequality related?

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Question 16

Many surveys have been conducted on marriage,divorce,and happiness.Many of the surveys show that,on average,married people are ____ unmarried people.

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A) less happy than 
B) happier than 
C) better adjusted than 
D) less well adjusted than 
E) just like

Question 17

Some sociologists contend that family structures are changing:

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A) to accommodate the demands of new social pressures 
B) to evolve the species 
C) to create an egalitarian future 
D) to return to fundamental norms and values 
E) none of these choices

Question 18

No society can allow people to have sexual activity wherever,whenever,and with whomever they wanted because it would disrupt an orderly social life.This demonstrates that:

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A) functionalism is the best theory for understanding marriage 
B) marriage ignores the issue of sexuality 
C) political elites limit sexuality through legislation 
D) sexuality is often a taboo topic for discussion 
E) marriage provides a legitimate forum for expressing sexuality

Question 19

For functionalists,rising rates of crime,illegal drug use,poverty,and welfare dependency can be traced to the fact that:

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A) there are too many traditional nuclear families 
B) working parents are too highly paid,leading to more non-child focused activities 
C) many American children are not living in two-parent households with stay-at-home mothers 
D) many American children are not living in two-parent households with stay-at-home fathers 
E) all of these choices

Question 20

Sex issues are the most frequent subjects of family quarrels.

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