Question 1

A family system in which the wife is expected to live near the husband's parents is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)   matrilocal family
B)   patrilocal family
C)   neolocal family
D)   polygamous family B

Question 2

A socially and legally acknowledged and approved sexual union between two adult individuals is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   cohabitation
B)   a marriage
C)   kinship
D)   a family B

Question 3

Which group has the highest rate of intermarriage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Asian Americans
B)   Native Americans
C)   Hispanic Americans
D)   African Americans B

Question 4

About what percent of American adults 65 and older are or have previously been married?

Accepted Answer

A)   35 percent
B)   51 percent
C)   65 percent
D)   96 percent

Question 5

Which of the following is a trend related to cohabiting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Decreasing numbers of people are cohabiting.
B)   Most cohabiters eventually marry.
C)   Young children are more likely than ever before to live with parents who are cohabiting but who are not legally married to each another.
D)   Cohabitation as an alternative to marriage is a trend unique to the United States.

Question 6

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

Question 7

The term that describes connections between individuals established either through marriage or through the lines of descent that connect blood relatives (mothers,fathers,offspring,grandparents,etc.)is:

Accepted Answer

A)   cohabitation
B)   household
C)   kinship
D)   village

Question 8

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

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning divorce is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   About one-half of children born in 1980 became members of a one-parent family at some stage in their lives.
B)   Most men and women who are divorced never remarry.
C)   Most children are traumatized by divorce even decades after their parents separate.
D)   The economic well-being of women increases after divorce due to liberal alimony laws.

Question 10

Suzanne has two biological sons that she raised from birth.Her two sons are members of her:

Accepted Answer

A)   family of orientation
B)   family of procreation
C)   chosen family
D)   adopted family

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Most single-parent households are male headed.
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.

Question 12

A family system in which the husband is expected to live near the wife's parents is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)   matrilocal family
B)   patrilocal family
C)   neolocal family
D)   polygamous family

Question 13

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)   nonfamily household
D)   single-parent family

Question 14

When we expand the definition of union to include both marriages and cohabiting unions,about one-quarter of Hispanic women and about 9 percent of white women have experienced a birth outside of a union in 2010.What percentage of black women experienced a birth outside of a union?

Accepted Answer

A)   less than 1 percent
B)   roughly 25 percent
C)   roughly 50 percent
D)   over 80 percent

Question 15

Describe the trend toward later marriages.What factors account for the trend toward later marriages in the United States in recent decades?

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Question 16

Which general 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

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning child abuse is 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 high-income families.
D)   The highest child victimization rates were for children in their teenage years.

Question 18

Discuss the differences in family patterns between white and black families.Discuss the research of Carol Stack in your answer.

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Question 19

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

Question 20

Which of the following statements concerning black and white families is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Blacks have lower rates of childbearing outside of marriage than whites.
B)   Blacks are less likely ever to marry than whites.
C)   Blacks are more likely to marry after having a nonmarital birth than whites.
D)   Black families are less likely than white families to be female headed.

Exam 11: Families and Intimate Relationships