Question 1

The authors of the text report that the key factor(s) producing different realities for members of the same family household is (are)

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A)  gender and age. 
B)  level of education. 
C)  age and occupation. 
D)  an authoritarian parenting style. 
A)  gender and age. 
B)  level of education. 
C)  age and occupation. 
D)  an authoritarian parenting style. A

Question 2

The myth of family decline as the cause of social problems suggests that the family is in serious trouble primarily due to

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A)  the entry of so many women into the labor force. 
B)  the negative effects of high rates of television viewing. 
C)  increasing numbers of fatherless families. 
D)  the secularization of American society. 
A)  the entry of so many women into the labor force. 
B)  the negative effects of high rates of television viewing. 
C)  increasing numbers of fatherless families. 
D)  the secularization of American society. C

Question 3

When we say that family diversity is "relational" we mean that

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A)  families involve social relationships. 
B)  good relationships ought to be the family ideal. 
C)  extended families are becoming more common. 
D)  the forms families take are related to the different forms other families take. 
A)  families involve social relationships. 
B)  good relationships ought to be the family ideal. 
C)  extended families are becoming more common. 
D)  the forms families take are related to the different forms other families take. D

Question 4

Globalization

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A)  increases the control of nation-states over the welfare of their families. 
B)  decreases the control families have over their own members. 
C)  decreases the mobility of workers. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  increases the control of nation-states over the welfare of their families. 
B)  decreases the control families have over their own members. 
C)  decreases the mobility of workers. 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Using sociologist Erving Goffman's term "backstage area" to describe family points to the idea that

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A)  family is a haven in a heartless world. 
B)  family members are always acting out social roles. 
C)  family is an area of privacy where people are free to act in ways they would not act in public. 
D)  family is completely severed from public intervention. 
A)  family is a haven in a heartless world. 
B)  family members are always acting out social roles. 
C)  family is an area of privacy where people are free to act in ways they would not act in public. 
D)  family is completely severed from public intervention.

Question 6

What is the distinction between "household" and "family?" How has divorce changed the way we think about family ties?

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The distinction between "household" and

Question 7

All of the following are distinct family images that have emerged in American culture except

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A)  family as haven. 
B)  family as anxiety. 
C)  family as encumbrance. 
D)  family as fulfillment. 
A)  family as haven. 
B)  family as anxiety. 
C)  family as encumbrance. 
D)  family as fulfillment.

Question 8

The definitions of the terms "household" and "family" are nearly identical.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Fewer than 10 percent of American families consist of a breadwinner husband,stay-at-home wife,and their dependent children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The "myth of separate worlds" refers to

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A)  the sharp distinction between childhood and adulthood. 
B)  the idea that men and women experience marriage differently. 
C)  the belief that families of the past and families of the present have nothing in common. 
D)  the belief that families operate in isolation from other social institutions such as politics or the economy. 
A)  the sharp distinction between childhood and adulthood. 
B)  the idea that men and women experience marriage differently. 
C)  the belief that families of the past and families of the present have nothing in common. 
D)  the belief that families operate in isolation from other social institutions such as politics or the economy.

Question 11

Age and gender are key factors influencing an individual's experience of family life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Myths and images about families influence our expectations and assumptions about family life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An obstacle to objectivity in studying families is

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A)  secrecy. 
B)  mystification. 
C)  sacredness. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  secrecy. 
B)  mystification. 
C)  sacredness. 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following statements exemplifies the myth of a stable and harmonious family of the past?

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A)  Marital failure and illegitimacy are modern phenomena which did not exist in pre-industrial families. 
B)  Families are self-sufficient units relatively free from outside pressures. 
C)  Contemporary families are not better or worse than families of the past, only different. 
D)  We expect less from family life today than we did in the past. 
A)  Marital failure and illegitimacy are modern phenomena which did not exist in pre-industrial families. 
B)  Families are self-sufficient units relatively free from outside pressures. 
C)  Contemporary families are not better or worse than families of the past, only different. 
D)  We expect less from family life today than we did in the past.

Question 15

The basic assumptions scholars use in studying the social world is called a(n)

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A)  structure. 
B)  image. 
C)  myth. 
D)  paradigm. 
A)  structure. 
B)  image. 
C)  myth. 
D)  paradigm.

Question 16

Because nearly everyone has experience as a member of a family,it is relatively easy to arrive at an objective understanding of families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Family Darwinism means

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A)  family success or failure is the result of how "fit" a specific family form is. 
B)  family relationships are largely determined by genes. 
C)  the leader of each family emerges out of a struggle for power. 
D)  sibling relationships are shaped by the struggle for power. 
A)  family success or failure is the result of how "fit" a specific family form is. 
B)  family relationships are largely determined by genes. 
C)  the leader of each family emerges out of a struggle for power. 
D)  sibling relationships are shaped by the struggle for power.

Question 18

Marcia Millman's research on family dynamics cited in the text found that

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A)  rivalries and conflicts of interest are common in families. 
B)  families use money to achieve social control. 
C)  family relations can be more similar to business relations than different. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  rivalries and conflicts of interest are common in families. 
B)  families use money to achieve social control. 
C)  family relations can be more similar to business relations than different. 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

With respect to violence in families,the authors of your text observe that

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A)  violence is found in all families. 
B)  families can be places of both violence and nurturance. 
C)  most families are either violent or nurturing. 
D)  although American society is filled with violence, the family is one place where it is generally screened out. 
A)  violence is found in all families. 
B)  families can be places of both violence and nurturance. 
C)  most families are either violent or nurturing. 
D)  although American society is filled with violence, the family is one place where it is generally screened out.

Question 20

Jessie Bernard's classic work on marriage revealed that

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A)  quality of marriages declines with number of children. 
B)  husbands and wives experience marriage in pretty much the same way. 
C)  every marital union actually contains ʺhis and hersʺ marriages, and the two do not always coincide. 
D)  parents have less authority over their children than other societal experts. 
A)  quality of marriages declines with number of children. 
B)  husbands and wives experience marriage in pretty much the same way. 
C)  every marital union actually contains ʺhis and hersʺ marriages, and the two do not always coincide. 
D)  parents have less authority over their children than other societal experts.

The authors of the text report that the key factor(s) producing different realities for members of the same family household is (are)

The myth of family decline as the cause of social problems suggests that the family is in serious trouble primarily due to

When we say that family diversity is "relational" we mean that

Globalization

Using sociologist Erving Goffman's term "backstage area" to describe family points to the idea that

What is the distinction between "household" and "family?" How has divorce changed the way we think about family ties?

All of the following are distinct family images that have emerged in American culture except

The definitions of the terms "household" and "family" are nearly identical.

Fewer than 10 percent of American families consist of a breadwinner husband,stay-at-home wife,and their dependent children.

The "myth of separate worlds" refers to

Age and gender are key factors influencing an individual's experience of family life.

Myths and images about families influence our expectations and assumptions about family life.

An obstacle to objectivity in studying families is

Which of the following statements exemplifies the myth of a stable and harmonious family of the past?

The basic assumptions scholars use in studying the social world is called a(n)

Because nearly everyone has experience as a member of a family,it is relatively easy to arrive at an objective understanding of families.

Family Darwinism means

Marcia Millman's research on family dynamics cited in the text found that

With respect to violence in families,the authors of your text observe that

Jessie Bernard's classic work on marriage revealed that

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 1: Images,Ideals,and Myths

The authors of the text report that the key factor(s) producing different realities for members of the same family household is (are)

The myth of family decline as the cause of social problems suggests that the family is in serious trouble primarily due to

When we say that family diversity is "relational" we mean that

Globalization

Using sociologist Erving Goffman's term "backstage area" to describe family points to the idea that

What is the distinction between "household" and "family?" How has divorce changed the way we think about family ties?

All of the following are distinct family images that have emerged in American culture except

The definitions of the terms "household" and "family" are nearly identical.

Fewer than 10 percent of American families consist of a breadwinner husband,stay-at-home wife,and their dependent children.

The "myth of separate worlds" refers to

Age and gender are key factors influencing an individual's experience of family life.

Myths and images about families influence our expectations and assumptions about family life.

An obstacle to objectivity in studying families is

Which of the following statements exemplifies the myth of a stable and harmonious family of the past?

The basic assumptions scholars use in studying the social world is called a(n)

Because nearly everyone has experience as a member of a family,it is relatively easy to arrive at an objective understanding of families.

Family Darwinism means

Marcia Millman's research on family dynamics cited in the text found that

With respect to violence in families,the authors of your text observe that

Jessie Bernard's classic work on marriage revealed that

Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form

The Historical Making of Family Diversity

Families and the New Economic Realities

Families and Demographic Trends: the New Immigration and the Aging of Society

Class,Race,and Gender

Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family

The Social Construction of Intimacy

Contemporary Marriages

Parents and Children

Violence in Families

Divorce and Remarriage

Emergent Families in the Global Era

Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century

Filters