Question 1

With the need for independence and greater opportunity,children are leaving home at an earlier age and less likely to return home after they leave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain the pattern of decline in two-parent families from 1970 to 2010.

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Question 3

Commitment is the essential difference between marriage and cohabitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Of the following,in which group is a woman most likely to marry a man with less education than she has?

Accepted Answer

A) Asian American 
B) Latino 
C) African American 
D) Native American

Question 5

Why don't we address families as the African American family,the Asian American family,the white American family,and so on,deleting the preceding the to simply African American families,Asian families,and so on?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

List and discuss the three systems of descent society uses to trace kinship over generations.

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Question 7

What are some of the reasons for the increase in cohabiting before marriage?

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Question 8

Kim is the child of Asian American parents. When she misbehaves,how will her parents most likely discipline her?

Accepted Answer

A) using physical punishment to control her behavior 
B) trying to determine the motivation for her behavior 
C) using shame and guilt to control her behavior 
D) withdrawing privileges for a period of time

Question 9

Research shows divorced fathers often have little contact with their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How has selecting a mate changed throughout society?

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Question 11

Marianne and her children live in a neighborhood where all the families share their resources when someone needs help. The neighbors also consider themselves to be an extended family. Sociologists would describe them as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) communally living 
B) neo-nuclear kin 
C) fictive kin 
D) illusory kin

Question 12

In the United States and many other parts of the world,the common practice is for whites to marry whites,African Americans to marry African Americans,and members of specific social classes to marry within their class. This marital practice is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) exogamy 
B) endogamy 
C) polygyny 
D) polygamy

Question 13

Ivan is the son of working class parents. What is the most likely method his parents will use in his rearing?

Accepted Answer

A) They will employ inconsistent discipline and dictate the choices he makes. 
B) The will use shaming and peer pressure to ensure proper development. 
C) They will allow Ivan to do as he pleases and will not interfere with his choices. 
D) They will use punishment to encourage outward conformity.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is not true about cohabitation trends?

Accepted Answer

A) Most couples who marry have cohabited. 
B) Over 40 percent of U.S. children will spend some time in a cohabitating family. 
C) Couples who cohabit before marriage are less likely to get divorced. 
D) Couples who cohabit often experience a push toward marriage.

Question 15

The term for children who return to live at home after college is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) adolescents 
B) younger adults 
C) emancipated minors 
D) adultolescents

Question 16

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.

Accepted Answer

A) sexism in U.S. society 
B) the gendered division of labor 
C) techniques of resistance 
D) the hidden curriculum

Question 17

What are the percentage odds that a couple married today will still be married a year from now?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent 
B) 68 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 98 percent

Question 18

Discuss the characteristics and trends in marriage among U.S. families.

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Question 19

What pattern does the relationship between a father and his children take following divorce?

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Question 20

Functionalists note the incest taboo serves to avoid role confusion in families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Marriage and Family

With the need for independence and greater opportunity,children are leaving home at an earlier age and less likely to return home after they leave.

Explain the pattern of decline in two-parent families from 1970 to 2010.

Commitment is the essential difference between marriage and cohabitation.

Of the following,in which group is a woman most likely to marry a man with less education than she has?

Why don't we address families as the African American family,the Asian American family,the white American family,and so on,deleting the preceding the to simply African American families,Asian families,and so on?

List and discuss the three systems of descent society uses to trace kinship over generations.

What are some of the reasons for the increase in cohabiting before marriage?

Kim is the child of Asian American parents. When she misbehaves,how will her parents most likely discipline her?

Research shows divorced fathers often have little contact with their children.

How has selecting a mate changed throughout society?

Marianne and her children live in a neighborhood where all the families share their resources when someone needs help. The neighbors also consider themselves to be an extended family. Sociologists would describe them as ________.

In the United States and many other parts of the world,the common practice is for whites to marry whites,African Americans to marry African Americans,and members of specific social classes to marry within their class. This marital practice is called ________.

Ivan is the son of working class parents. What is the most likely method his parents will use in his rearing?

Which of the following statements is not true about cohabitation trends?

The term for children who return to live at home after college is ________.

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.

What are the percentage odds that a couple married today will still be married a year from now?

Discuss the characteristics and trends in marriage among U.S. families.

What pattern does the relationship between a father and his children take following divorce?

Functionalists note the incest taboo serves to avoid role confusion in families.