Question 1

Which of the following perspectives suggests that couples that have been together for a while create a shared reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalist perspective 
B)  Conflict perspective 
C)  Symbolic interactionist perspective 
D)  Conservative perspective 
A)  Functionalist perspective 
B)  Conflict perspective 
C)  Symbolic interactionist perspective 
D)  Conservative perspective

Question 2

Tom and Sherri are a man and wife who are married, cohabiting, and raising their three children together. This is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear family. 
B)  extended family. 
C)  domestic friendship. 
D)  same-sex relationship. 
A)  nuclear family. 
B)  extended family. 
C)  domestic friendship. 
D)  same-sex relationship.

Question 3

In which of the following types of families do the partners share power and authority equally?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-parent household 
B)  authoritative family 
C)  dual-earner marriage 
D)  egalitarian family 
A)  one-parent household 
B)  authoritative family 
C)  dual-earner marriage 
D)  egalitarian family

Question 4

Conflict theorists suggest that women are like workers in a factory in that they

Accepted Answer

A)  tell their children what to do. 
B)  are dominated by the men in the lives. 
C)  receive fair compensation for their years of work. 
D)  can be promoted to higher positions through hard work. 
A)  tell their children what to do. 
B)  are dominated by the men in the lives. 
C)  receive fair compensation for their years of work. 
D)  can be promoted to higher positions through hard work.

Question 5

The United States is the only industrial nation to experience dramatic changes in family life and structure in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following perspectives suggests that couples that have been together for a while create a shared reality?

Tom and Sherri are a man and wife who are married, cohabiting, and raising their three children together. This is an example of a(n)

In which of the following types of families do the partners share power and authority equally?

Conflict theorists suggest that women are like workers in a factory in that they

The United States is the only industrial nation to experience dramatic changes in family life and structure in recent years.

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Exam 11: The Changing Family

Which of the following perspectives suggests that couples that have been together for a while create a shared reality?

Tom and Sherri are a man and wife who are married, cohabiting, and raising their three children together. This is an example of a(n)

In which of the following types of families do the partners share power and authority equally?

Conflict theorists suggest that women are like workers in a factory in that they

The United States is the only industrial nation to experience dramatic changes in family life and structure in recent years.

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

Problems in Education

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Urban Problems

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

Can Social Problems Be Solved

Filters