Question 1

Ray and Debra are a middle-class couple with three children.Ray has a full-time job and supports the family financially.Debra stays home and takes care of the children.Ray and Debra's family meets the definition of

Accepted Answer

A) a modern family. 
B) affiliated kin. 
C) a traditional family. 
D) an extended family.

Question 2

To conservatives, cultural values have shifted away from _____.

Accepted Answer

A) morality toward immorality 
B) immorality toward morality 
C) individual self-sacrifice toward self-fulfillment 
D) self-fulfillment toward individual self-sacrifice

Question 3

In 1967, the U.S.Supreme court ruled in the case of Loving v.Virginia and decided that it was unconstitutional for states to

Accepted Answer

A) prohibit interracial marriage. 
B) determine age restrictions for marriage. 
C) prohibit same-sex marriage. 
D) deny the right of cousins to marry.

Question 4

The shaping of individual behavior to conform to social or cultural norms is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) acculturation. 
B) socialization. 
C) societal imaging. 
D) cultural modeling.

Question 5

Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Our values and beliefs about families have remained stable over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

At one time it was illegal for African Americans to marry in the U.S.because they were regarded as property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Families

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A) stay the same across time. 
B) only change during times of social upheaval. 
C) only change during times of economic upheaval. 
D) are dynamic.

Question 9

The number of multigenerational households in the United States has

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A) increased. 
B) decreased. 
C) stayed the same. 
D) quadrupled in the last two years.

Question 10

Spirit marriage involves a symbolic union between two people who are not legally allowed to marry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the text, many of the so-called "culture wars" over "hot-button" issues such as the status of women, divorce and gay rights may really be

Accepted Answer

A) moral issues. 
B) conflicts over differing conceptions of family. 
C) political issues. 
D) theoretical debates.

Question 12

_____ is the irreplaceable means by which most of the social skills, personality characteristics, and values of individual members of society are formed.

Accepted Answer

A) Family 
B) Education 
C) Media 
D) Government

Question 13

A person may only occupy one position at a time in the basic kinship system in American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Conservatives believe that changes in cultural values have made families stronger and more able to meet the needs of children, adults and the wider society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Among the Nayar of India, men have clearly defined obligations toward

Accepted Answer

A) their wives. 
B) the children of their eldest brother. 
C) the children of their sisters and female cousins. 
D) their own children.

Question 16

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the positions of liberals, conservatives and centrists on the status and future of American families.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write an essay comparing and contrasting the...

Question 17

The status we are given in society is largely acquired through our

Accepted Answer

A) education. 
B) employment. 
C) families. 
D) own efforts.

Question 18

The mere fact that a controversy arose over the "We Are Family" video and that it pitted those with more conservative views against those with more liberal views, demonstrates that family issues are

Accepted Answer

A) defined the same way by the wider society but differently by religious institutions. 
B) defined differently by the wider society but the same by all religious institutions. 
C) defined and interpreted the same by all. 
D) differently defined and interpreted.

Question 19

David Popenoe has concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) in high-conflict marriages, parents should stay together for the sake of the children. 
B) no matter what the level of conflict, parents should stay together for the sake of the children. 
C) the negative effects of divorce on children are short-term and disappear by adulthood. 
D) except in high-conflict marriages, it is better for the children if their parents are together and work out their problems.

Question 20

A household consists of one or more people-everyone living in a housing unit makes up a household.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Meaning of Marriage and the Family

Ray and Debra are a middle-class couple with three children.Ray has a full-time job and supports the family financially.Debra stays home and takes care of the children.Ray and Debra's family meets the definition of

To conservatives, cultural values have shifted away from _____.

In 1967, the U.S.Supreme court ruled in the case of Loving v.Virginia and decided that it was unconstitutional for states to

The shaping of individual behavior to conform to social or cultural norms is referred to as

Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.

Our values and beliefs about families have remained stable over time.

At one time it was illegal for African Americans to marry in the U.S.because they were regarded as property.

Families

The number of multigenerational households in the United States has

Spirit marriage involves a symbolic union between two people who are not legally allowed to marry.

According to the text, many of the so-called "culture wars" over "hot-button" issues such as the status of women, divorce and gay rights may really be

_____ is the irreplaceable means by which most of the social skills, personality characteristics, and values of individual members of society are formed.

A person may only occupy one position at a time in the basic kinship system in American society.

Conservatives believe that changes in cultural values have made families stronger and more able to meet the needs of children, adults and the wider society.

Among the Nayar of India, men have clearly defined obligations toward

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the positions of liberals, conservatives and centrists on the status and future of American families.

The status we are given in society is largely acquired through our

The mere fact that a controversy arose over the "We Are Family" video and that it pitted those with more conservative views against those with more liberal views, demonstrates that family issues are

David Popenoe has concluded that

A household consists of one or more people-everyone living in a housing unit makes up a household.