Question 1

Adoption:

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A)  Has been bound by secrecy in many Western societies. 
B)  Is a relatively recent social invention. 
C)  Includes a half million children in the United States today. 
D)  Results in negative outcomes for most children. 
A)  Has been bound by secrecy in many Western societies. 
B)  Is a relatively recent social invention. 
C)  Includes a half million children in the United States today. 
D)  Results in negative outcomes for most children. A

Question 2

Outline the changes in fertility rates by age of mothers. In which age categories do we find changes with regard to the variations in parenting noted in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

Table 8.2 in the text depicts fertility rates for mothers by age. For example, the number of older, well educated, and career-focused women who are single mothers has increased.

Question 3

All of the following statements are true concerning fertility in the United States EXCEPT:

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A)  Fertility remains highest among women in their 20s. 
B)  The fertility rate dropped dramatically from 1980 to 2009. 
C)  The median age at which women have their first child has increased steadily over the past 40 years. 
D)  The percentage of births to the oldest mothers has increased steadily over the past 40 years. 
A)  Fertility remains highest among women in their 20s. 
B)  The fertility rate dropped dramatically from 1980 to 2009. 
C)  The median age at which women have their first child has increased steadily over the past 40 years. 
D)  The percentage of births to the oldest mothers has increased steadily over the past 40 years. B

Question 4

Incest taboos:

Accepted Answer

A)  Exist to reduce the frequency of genetic abnormalities. 
B)  Increase the chance of role conflict in families. 
C)  Insure that economic and political power is retained within the group. 
D)  Prohibit marriage among closely related individuals. 
A)  Exist to reduce the frequency of genetic abnormalities. 
B)  Increase the chance of role conflict in families. 
C)  Insure that economic and political power is retained within the group. 
D)  Prohibit marriage among closely related individuals.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the quality of relationships between lesbian mothers and their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lesbian mothers do a better job of parenting than do gay fathers. 
B)  Lesbian mothers are similar to heterosexual mothers in terms of maternal feelings, but differ dramatically in parenting behaviors. 
C)  Lesbian mothers face insurmountable hurdles in parenting in this society. 
D)  No major differences exist between children of homosexual and heterosexual parents. 
A)  Lesbian mothers do a better job of parenting than do gay fathers. 
B)  Lesbian mothers are similar to heterosexual mothers in terms of maternal feelings, but differ dramatically in parenting behaviors. 
C)  Lesbian mothers face insurmountable hurdles in parenting in this society. 
D)  No major differences exist between children of homosexual and heterosexual parents.

Question 6

How does the information introduced in this chapter affirm that families traditionally by "default" are increasingly by "design"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does the information introduced in this...

Question 7

Approximately ___ American couples experiences clinical infertility.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 in 100 
B)  1 in 10 
C)  1 in 6 
D)  1 in 2 
A)  2 in 100 
B)  1 in 10 
C)  1 in 6 
D)  1 in 2

Question 8

Child care in the United States is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Associated with harsher discipline and authoritarian parenting. 
B)  At its best when the staff-child ratio is low and the director emphasizes letting the staff run the day-to-day operations. 
C)  Generally in adequate supply and is affordable for most American families. 
D)  May be seen as part of the responsibility of the "village" discussed in this chapter. 
A)  Associated with harsher discipline and authoritarian parenting. 
B)  At its best when the staff-child ratio is low and the director emphasizes letting the staff run the day-to-day operations. 
C)  Generally in adequate supply and is affordable for most American families. 
D)  May be seen as part of the responsibility of the "village" discussed in this chapter.

Question 9

The cost of raising a child born in 2009 to age 17 has been estimated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  $76,500. 
B)  $175,000. 
C)  $286,000. 
D)  $1,000,000. 
A)  $76,500. 
B)  $175,000. 
C)  $286,000. 
D)  $1,000,000.

Question 10

Do you see elements of the comparative variations in kinship in American families?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do you see elements of the comparative...

Question 11

The royal families described by Schacht are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Black families in a subculture in New Orleans. 
B)  Composed of street people who "adopt" one another and set up complicated households that can be described as "kingdoms." 
C)  Institutionalized forms of gay and lesbian kinship. 
D)  Members of the House of Windsor, England's ruling monarchy. 
A)  Black families in a subculture in New Orleans. 
B)  Composed of street people who "adopt" one another and set up complicated households that can be described as "kingdoms." 
C)  Institutionalized forms of gay and lesbian kinship. 
D)  Members of the House of Windsor, England's ruling monarchy.

Question 12

Cohousing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Attempts to blend privacy and community. 
B)  Is a 21st extension of hippie communes of the 1960s. 
C)  Is at odds with the high value Americans place on neolocal residence. 
D)  Seems to work only when residences share similar attitudes and beliefs. 
A)  Attempts to blend privacy and community. 
B)  Is a 21st extension of hippie communes of the 1960s. 
C)  Is at odds with the high value Americans place on neolocal residence. 
D)  Seems to work only when residences share similar attitudes and beliefs.

Question 13

As this chapter discussed factors related to responsible fathering, can you develop a model of the same for responsible grand parenting?

Accepted Answer

The answer of As this chapter discussed factors related to...

Question 14

The term "forgotten kin" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ancestors. 
B)  Extended kin, such as aunts and uncle. 
C)  Family members who suffer from dementia. 
D)  Relatives who are gone (e.g., dead) and forgotten. 
A)  Ancestors. 
B)  Extended kin, such as aunts and uncle. 
C)  Family members who suffer from dementia. 
D)  Relatives who are gone (e.g., dead) and forgotten.

Question 15

Single parents:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are raising over half the children in the United States today. 
B)  May be married, separated, divorced, or widowed. 
C)  Are less likely to be teens in the United States than in any other industrialized country. 
D)  Both B and C 
A)  Are raising over half the children in the United States today. 
B)  May be married, separated, divorced, or widowed. 
C)  Are less likely to be teens in the United States than in any other industrialized country. 
D)  Both B and C

Question 16

Patriarchal, matriarchal, and egalitarian refer to patterns of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Descent and inheritance. 
B)  Kin associations 
C)  Power and authority. 
D)  Residence. 
A)  Descent and inheritance. 
B)  Kin associations 
C)  Power and authority. 
D)  Residence.

Question 17

Of the alternative pathways to parenting, _____ is perhaps the one most clouded by role strain.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adoption. 
B)  Foster parenting. 
C)  "Natural" (biological) parenting 
D)  Surrogacy. 
A)  Adoption. 
B)  Foster parenting. 
C)  "Natural" (biological) parenting 
D)  Surrogacy.

Question 18

Which of the following is true concerning the effects of parents and family culture on children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children who grow up in a conflict-habituated family, even if it is a two-parent family, exhibit more aggression, more withdrawal, and poorer academic and social skills than other children 
B)  Evidence falls overwhelmingly on the side of children growing up with two biological parents in a low-conflict marriage. 
C)  Regardless of race, most parents have similar values, discipline strategies, and perspectives on parenting. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Children who grow up in a conflict-habituated family, even if it is a two-parent family, exhibit more aggression, more withdrawal, and poorer academic and social skills than other children 
B)  Evidence falls overwhelmingly on the side of children growing up with two biological parents in a low-conflict marriage. 
C)  Regardless of race, most parents have similar values, discipline strategies, and perspectives on parenting. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 19

Raising children in the United States today includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Complications of the sandwich generation. 
B)  A continued de-emphasis on fathers. 
C)  More, involvement by grandparents 
D)  A tradition toward "compulsory motherhood." 
A)  Complications of the sandwich generation. 
B)  A continued de-emphasis on fathers. 
C)  More, involvement by grandparents 
D)  A tradition toward "compulsory motherhood."

Question 20

Regarding the transition to parenthood:

Accepted Answer

A)  Happy spouses make for unhappy parents. 
B)  Most parents make the transition smoothly. 
C)  Sleeping, eating, and leisure patterns are radically shifted with the arrival of a child. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Happy spouses make for unhappy parents. 
B)  Most parents make the transition smoothly. 
C)  Sleeping, eating, and leisure patterns are radically shifted with the arrival of a child. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Adoption:

Outline the changes in fertility rates by age of mothers. In which age categories do we find changes with regard to the variations in parenting noted in this chapter?

All of the following statements are true concerning fertility in the United States EXCEPT:

Incest taboos:

Which of the following best describes the quality of relationships between lesbian mothers and their children?

How does the information introduced in this chapter affirm that families traditionally by "default" are increasingly by "design"?

Approximately ___ American couples experiences clinical infertility.

Child care in the United States is:

The cost of raising a child born in 2009 to age 17 has been estimated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be approximately:

Do you see elements of the comparative variations in kinship in American families?

The royal families described by Schacht are:

Cohousing:

As this chapter discussed factors related to responsible fathering, can you develop a model of the same for responsible grand parenting?

The term "forgotten kin" refers to:

Single parents:

Patriarchal, matriarchal, and egalitarian refer to patterns of:

Of the alternative pathways to parenting, _____ is perhaps the one most clouded by role strain.

Which of the following is true concerning the effects of parents and family culture on children?

Raising children in the United States today includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Regarding the transition to parenthood:

The Changing World of Families

Family Scholarship in Action: Theories, Methods and Ethics

Risk and Resilience: Families at Their Best

Family Health: Beyond Illness and Disease

Sexual Intimacy: Biology and Pleasure

Early Trajectories: Being Single, Choosing Partners

The New Conjugal: Marriage, but Also Civil Unions

Family Discord: Power, Conflict, and Violence

Decoupled Families: Deserted, Separated, Divorced, and Widowed

Money Matters: Economies and Family Lives

From Family Values to Valuing Families

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Exam 8: Kith and Kin: Creating Families in Communities

Adoption:

Outline the changes in fertility rates by age of mothers. In which age categories do we find changes with regard to the variations in parenting noted in this chapter?

All of the following statements are true concerning fertility in the United States EXCEPT:

Incest taboos:

Which of the following best describes the quality of relationships between lesbian mothers and their children?

How does the information introduced in this chapter affirm that families traditionally by "default" are increasingly by "design"?

Approximately ___ American couples experiences clinical infertility.

Child care in the United States is:

The cost of raising a child born in 2009 to age 17 has been estimated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be approximately:

Do you see elements of the comparative variations in kinship in American families?

The royal families described by Schacht are:

Cohousing:

As this chapter discussed factors related to responsible fathering, can you develop a model of the same for responsible grand parenting?

The term "forgotten kin" refers to:

Single parents:

Patriarchal, matriarchal, and egalitarian refer to patterns of:

Of the alternative pathways to parenting, _____ is perhaps the one most clouded by role strain.

Which of the following is true concerning the effects of parents and family culture on children?

Raising children in the United States today includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Regarding the transition to parenthood:

The Changing World of Families

Family Scholarship in Action: Theories, Methods and Ethics

Risk and Resilience: Families at Their Best

Family Health: Beyond Illness and Disease

Sexual Intimacy: Biology and Pleasure

Early Trajectories: Being Single, Choosing Partners

The New Conjugal: Marriage, but Also Civil Unions

Family Discord: Power, Conflict, and Violence

Decoupled Families: Deserted, Separated, Divorced, and Widowed

Money Matters: Economies and Family Lives

From Family Values to Valuing Families

Filters