Question 1

What is true of sexual relations among college students today?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prohibition against sexual relations is increasing. 
B)  The prohibition against sexual relations is decreasing. 
C)  Sexual relations among college students has not changed in the past fifty years. 
D)  This is not something social scientists study due to its private nature. 
A)  The prohibition against sexual relations is increasing. 
B)  The prohibition against sexual relations is decreasing. 
C)  Sexual relations among college students has not changed in the past fifty years. 
D)  This is not something social scientists study due to its private nature.

Question 2

In the last twenty years the number of families having no children has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively stable. 
B)  increasing. 
C)  decreasing. 
D)  rapidly decreasing. 
A)  relatively stable. 
B)  increasing. 
C)  decreasing. 
D)  rapidly decreasing.

Question 3

Marriage involves little change in roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why do people get divorced? How is divorce related to family disorganization? What cautions are necessary in understanding the meaning of divorce rates?

Accepted Answer

There are a number of reasons why people

Question 5

Today, many children acquire most of their values from films and television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the Western world the most common method of reckoning descent is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  unilateral. 
B)  polyandry. 
C)  pluralism. 
D)  bilateral. 
A)  unilateral. 
B)  polyandry. 
C)  pluralism. 
D)  bilateral.

Question 7

Divorce statistics are often used as a measure of:

Accepted Answer

A)  family disorganization. 
B)  exchange rates. 
C)  the standard of living. 
D)  regional culture. 
A)  family disorganization. 
B)  exchange rates. 
C)  the standard of living. 
D)  regional culture.

Question 8

An egalitarian family is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a matriarchy. 
B)  a patriarchy. 
C)  a patrilineal family. 
D)  one with shared control. 
A)  a matriarchy. 
B)  a patriarchy. 
C)  a patrilineal family. 
D)  one with shared control.

Question 9

The family function that primarily involves the need to reproduce is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  political function. 
B)  educational function. 
C)  biological function. 
D)  economic function. 
A)  political function. 
B)  educational function. 
C)  biological function. 
D)  economic function.

Question 10

The number of children that couples are willing to have is smaller now than three generations ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Family patterns evolve to meet the needs of family functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Serious challenges to the family's survival are realities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A maxim of marriage counselors is that people don't change, or if they do change, it:

Accepted Answer

A)  will be exactly what the other partner wants. 
B)  will invariably help the marriage. 
C)  will not be what the other partner wants. 
D)  will never alter the marriage. 
A)  will be exactly what the other partner wants. 
B)  will invariably help the marriage. 
C)  will not be what the other partner wants. 
D)  will never alter the marriage.

Question 14

A woman's ability to plan her pregnancies has:

Accepted Answer

A)  not changed family life. 
B)  had no relationship to family life. 
C)  freed women for leisure and market-oriented activities. 
D)  changed gender roles but not family life. 
A)  not changed family life. 
B)  had no relationship to family life. 
C)  freed women for leisure and market-oriented activities. 
D)  changed gender roles but not family life.

Question 15

Married couples constitute two-thirds of U.S. families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cenogamy is a form of union in which several men are married to one woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tinder has dramatically changed relationship dynamics by facilitating hookup culture but not helping people find long-term partners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A group of persons closely related by marriage, blood, or some other bond is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  horde. 
B)  troop. 
C)  family. 
D)  state. 
A)  horde. 
B)  troop. 
C)  family. 
D)  state.

Question 19

Polyandry is the term for the marriage of one wife and two or more husbands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Flexible working hours, infant care, and family leaves for both sexes help the family to:

Accepted Answer

A)  continue unchanged. 
B)  gradually disappear. 
C)  cease to exist. 
D)  stay together. 
A)  continue unchanged. 
B)  gradually disappear. 
C)  cease to exist. 
D)  stay together.

Exam 9: The Family

What is true of sexual relations among college students today?

In the last twenty years the number of families having no children has been:

Marriage involves little change in roles.

Why do people get divorced? How is divorce related to family disorganization? What cautions are necessary in understanding the meaning of divorce rates?

Today, many children acquire most of their values from films and television.

In the Western world the most common method of reckoning descent is called:

Divorce statistics are often used as a measure of:

An egalitarian family is:

The family function that primarily involves the need to reproduce is the:

The number of children that couples are willing to have is smaller now than three generations ago.

Family patterns evolve to meet the needs of family functions.

Serious challenges to the family's survival are realities.

A maxim of marriage counselors is that people don't change, or if they do change, it:

A woman's ability to plan her pregnancies has:

Married couples constitute two-thirds of U.S. families.

Cenogamy is a form of union in which several men are married to one woman.

Tinder has dramatically changed relationship dynamics by facilitating hookup culture but not helping people find long-term partners.

A group of persons closely related by marriage, blood, or some other bond is called the:

Polyandry is the term for the marriage of one wife and two or more husbands.

Flexible working hours, infant care, and family leaves for both sexes help the family to:

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