Question 1

Jim and Joan are two adults who live together in a household with their two biological children and one adopted child.This kind of group is an example of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear family 
B) extended family 
C) non-family household 
D) single-parent family 
E) polygamous family

Question 2

Which perspective is most likely to agree with the statement "couples are seeking to be more symmetrical,but in reality men do not perform their share of the housework."

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) postmodernism 
C) feminism 
D) Marxism 
E) symbolic interactionism

Question 3

Katherine Edin and Maria Kefalas researched low-income women and nonmarital childbirth.Which was NOT one of their findings?

Accepted Answer

A) The poor women they interviewed placed little value on marriage. 
B) The poor women they interviewed tended to place an exceptionally high value on children. 
C) The poor women they interviewed felt very confident about their ability to raise children. 
D) The poor women they interviewed believed that if they married their current partners, they might end up divorced or in an unhappy marriage. 
E) Many of the poor women they interviewed reported that having a child actually saved their lives and brought order to an otherwise chaotic life.

Question 4

Betty Friedan is an icon in the second American women's movement.In her widely read book,The Feminine Mystique,she refers to "the problem with no name." What is "the problem with no name"?

Accepted Answer

A) the isolation and boredom that gripped many suburban American women 
B) the fear of divorce 
C) adultery 
D) domestic abuse 
E) the racial tensions that existed in the 1960s

Question 5

The U.S.census estimates that in 2010,there were __________ same-sex families in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) 90,000 
B) 300,000 
C) 900,000 
D) 3,000,000 
E) 9,000,000

Question 6

Which perspective has been most concerned with the domestic division of labor,unequal power relationships,and caring activities in the family?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) Marxism 
C) feminism 
D) symbolic interactionism 
E) postmodernism

Question 7

The term for a group in which the individuals are related to one another by blood ties,marriage,or adoption and form an economic unit and in which the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children is:

Accepted Answer

A) family 
B) household 
C) kinship network 
D) village 
E) community

Question 8

Alisha learns from her parents the American norms of politeness.This learning is associated with which function of the family discussed by Talcott Parsons?

Accepted Answer

A) primary socialization 
B) personality stabilization 
C) affective socialization 
D) instrumental stabilization 
E) domestic division of labor

Question 9

Which of the following factors decrease the likelihood that a person will get a divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) being married at a young age (under age 21) 
B) having less than a college degree 
C) having a child prior to marrying 
D) knowing a partner for a short time prior to marrying 
E) being from a similar social class background, age, and religion as a partner

Question 10

The number of cohabiting couples is increasing in the United States.Which of the following cohabiting unions is most likely to marry?

Accepted Answer

A) an African American man and woman who both graduated from high school 
B) a childless couple in which both are physicians 
C) a low-income couple with two children 
D) a white man and woman who both dropped out of high school 
E) a first-generation Hispanic man and woman in poverty

Question 11

Feminist sociologists and feminist approaches to the sociology of the family have made important contributions to our understanding of the family.Which of the following issues are NOT embedded within a feminist analysis of the family?

Accepted Answer

A) the way in which housework is allocated between men and women living in the same household 
B) the significance of the greater physical power of men and how domestic violence emanates from issues of inequality and power 
C) the time demands imposed by the emotional labor that is expected from women 
D) the disjuncture between claims of egalitarianism within families and the reality of inequality 
E) that naturalness of the two-parent family

Question 12

Among the Hispanic groups listed below,which is the most prosperous?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexican Americans 
B) Puerto Rican Americans 
C) Cuban Americans 
D) Dominican Americans 
E) All of the groups listed have median household incomes within $1,000 of each other.

Question 13

In 2010,the percent of white families that were headed by females was 15 percent.What percent of black families were headed by females?

Accepted Answer

A) 24 percent 
B) 34 percent 
C) 44 percent 
D) 54 percent 
E) 64 percent

Question 14

In research by Bumpass et al.,which of the following is NOT a reason that couples gave for cohabitation?

Accepted Answer

A) They believed that their partner would remain more faithful in a cohabiting relationship than a marriage relationship. 
B) They wanted to ensure compatibility before marriage. 
C) They wanted to share expenses. 
D) They wanted more independence. 
E) They wanted less commitment.

Question 15

Which of the following statements concerning single-parent households is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most single-parent households are headed by men. 
B) For most single mothers, being a single mother was their first choice. 
C) There is a high correlation between the rate of births outside marriage and indicators of poverty and social deprivation. 
D) African American families have a low proportion of single-parent households. 
E) Children raised by only one parent do just as well as children raised by both parents (according to Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur).

Question 16

Sociologists have identified seven important changes that characterize global family change over the past half-century.What are they?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The most common type of child abuse is:

Accepted Answer

A) neglect 
B) physical abuse 
C) emotional maltreatment 
D) sexual abuse 
E) abandonment

Question 18

Which sociological perspective sees the family as performing important tasks that contribute to society's basic needs and helping to perpetuate the existence of major social institutions and practices?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) Marxism 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) feminism 
E) postmodernism

Question 19

According to Andrew Cherlin,what are the effects of divorce on children?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most studies of abuse are based on national surveys of child welfare professionals. 
B) Almost all child deaths from abuse or neglect are recorded. 
C) Child abuse occurs more frequently in low-income families. 
D) Child abuse occurs more frequently in single-parent families. 
E) The highest child victimization rates were for children up to one year old.

Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships

Jim and Joan are two adults who live together in a household with their two biological children and one adopted child.This kind of group is an example of a(n) :