Question 1

The field of family studies has experienced very little change over the past thirty years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not likely to be a trend among new American families in the near future?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in the percentage of families of color 
B)  major involvement with government institutions 
C)  an increase in families with a semi-extended family form 
D)  rapid economic advancement 
A)  an increase in the percentage of families of color 
B)  major involvement with government institutions 
C)  an increase in families with a semi-extended family form 
D)  rapid economic advancement

Question 3

To analyze the family using a sociological perspective,one must

Accepted Answer

A)  promote the nuclear family ideal. 
B)  understand the larger social context in which families are embedded. 
C)  engage in micro-level analysis of family interaction. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  promote the nuclear family ideal. 
B)  understand the larger social context in which families are embedded. 
C)  engage in micro-level analysis of family interaction. 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

Of all the images of family,the image of family as encumbrance has been around the longest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Love and protection are the two distinct themes in which of the following images of family?

Accepted Answer

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 6

Describe the dominant images of families found in the media.Discuss how these images affect our assumptions and expectations about family life.

Accepted Answer

The dominant images of families found in

Question 7

Myths can be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs that have little to do with moral values. 
B)  beliefs that are held without examination or scrutiny. 
C)  beliefs that are often based in actual fact. 
D)  beliefs that challenge nostalgic images of the past. 
A)  beliefs that have little to do with moral values. 
B)  beliefs that are held without examination or scrutiny. 
C)  beliefs that are often based in actual fact. 
D)  beliefs that challenge nostalgic images of the past.

Question 8

Discuss the myth of separate worlds.What evidence does the text offer to counter the public sphere - private sphere dichotomy?

Accepted Answer

The myth of separate worlds refers to th

Question 9

The authors make which of the following points regarding change in American families?

Accepted Answer

A)  We should be alarmed about how family change will affect other social institutions. 
B)  Changes in families reflect changed circumstances in other areas of society. 
C)  Family change has caused an increase in the rate of violent crime, but has not influenced the teen pregnancy rate. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  We should be alarmed about how family change will affect other social institutions. 
B)  Changes in families reflect changed circumstances in other areas of society. 
C)  Family change has caused an increase in the rate of violent crime, but has not influenced the teen pregnancy rate. 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Myths are beliefs that are held uncritically and without examination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the text,despite changes in family images over time,an enduring theme in popular understanding suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  relationships among family members are expected to be stable and harmonious. 
B)  family is the locus of competition and violence. 
C)  relationships among family members are no longer idealized. 
D)  people do not take media images of the family seriously. 
A)  relationships among family members are expected to be stable and harmonious. 
B)  family is the locus of competition and violence. 
C)  relationships among family members are no longer idealized. 
D)  people do not take media images of the family seriously.

Question 12

Patriarchy refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a religion in which God is male. 
B)  social relations in which men are dominant over women. 
C)  how men inherit property. 
D)  violence committed by men against women. 
A)  a religion in which God is male. 
B)  social relations in which men are dominant over women. 
C)  how men inherit property. 
D)  violence committed by men against women.

Question 13

Which of the following factors contributes to increasing diversity among contemporary families?

Accepted Answer

A)  the large-scale increase of househusbands performing primary domestic responsibilities 
B)  the resurgence of the nuclear family form 
C)  increasing racial and ethnic diversity 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the large-scale increase of househusbands performing primary domestic responsibilities 
B)  the resurgence of the nuclear family form 
C)  increasing racial and ethnic diversity 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

The assumption that all family members have common needs,experiences,and meanings is expressed in the myth of

Accepted Answer

A)  the monolithic family form. 
B)  a unified family experience. 
C)  family consensus. 
D)  separate worlds. 
A)  the monolithic family form. 
B)  a unified family experience. 
C)  family consensus. 
D)  separate worlds.

Question 15

The myth of the monolithic family form embodies all of the following features except

Accepted Answer

A)  the family is nuclear in form. 
B)  the family consists of mother, father, and their children. 
C)  single parents and their children are identified as families. 
D)  the family exhibits a gendered division of labor. 
A)  the family is nuclear in form. 
B)  the family consists of mother, father, and their children. 
C)  single parents and their children are identified as families. 
D)  the family exhibits a gendered division of labor.

Question 16

Dorothy Smith refers to the Standard North American Family (SNAF) as

Accepted Answer

A)  an idealized image. 
B)  an insulated two-parent family. 
C)  a distortion of reality. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  an idealized image. 
B)  an insulated two-parent family. 
C)  a distortion of reality. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

The authors of the text make which of the following points about the effects of divorce on children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divorce is tearing apart the fabric of society. 
B)  Analysts sometimes overstate evidence on the negative effects of divorce and ignore evidence finding that most children from divorced families do quite well. 
C)  The effects of divorce on children should not be seen as negative in any way. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Divorce is tearing apart the fabric of society. 
B)  Analysts sometimes overstate evidence on the negative effects of divorce and ignore evidence finding that most children from divorced families do quite well. 
C)  The effects of divorce on children should not be seen as negative in any way. 
D)  none of the above

Question 18

A friend contends that recent changes in family life in the United States are attributable to changing family values.Respond to this individual using a sociological perspective.

Accepted Answer

From a sociological perspective, changes

Question 19

Which of the following is a component of a macro level analysis of families?

Accepted Answer

A)  a focus on internal dynamics of nuclear families 
B)  a focus on the ways structures such as race, class, and gender shape families 
C)  a focus on relationships in extended families 
D)  none of the above 
A)  a focus on internal dynamics of nuclear families 
B)  a focus on the ways structures such as race, class, and gender shape families 
C)  a focus on relationships in extended families 
D)  none of the above

Question 20

The structural diversity model holds that

Accepted Answer

A)  human agency is no match for the larger forces of society. 
B)  we should study human agency rather than social forces. 
C)  families adapt to and may change their social environment. 
D)  families are becoming less diverse. 
A)  human agency is no match for the larger forces of society. 
B)  we should study human agency rather than social forces. 
C)  families adapt to and may change their social environment. 
D)  families are becoming less diverse.

The field of family studies has experienced very little change over the past thirty years.

Which of the following is not likely to be a trend among new American families in the near future?

To analyze the family using a sociological perspective,one must

Of all the images of family,the image of family as encumbrance has been around the longest.

Love and protection are the two distinct themes in which of the following images of family?

Describe the dominant images of families found in the media.Discuss how these images affect our assumptions and expectations about family life.

Myths can be described as

Discuss the myth of separate worlds.What evidence does the text offer to counter the public sphere - private sphere dichotomy?

The authors make which of the following points regarding change in American families?

Myths are beliefs that are held uncritically and without examination.

According to the text,despite changes in family images over time,an enduring theme in popular understanding suggests that

Patriarchy refers to

Which of the following factors contributes to increasing diversity among contemporary families?

The assumption that all family members have common needs,experiences,and meanings is expressed in the myth of

The myth of the monolithic family form embodies all of the following features except

Dorothy Smith refers to the Standard North American Family (SNAF) as

The authors of the text make which of the following points about the effects of divorce on children?

A friend contends that recent changes in family life in the United States are attributable to changing family values.Respond to this individual using a sociological perspective.

Which of the following is a component of a macro level analysis of families?

The structural diversity model holds 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 field of family studies has experienced very little change over the past thirty years.

Which of the following is not likely to be a trend among new American families in the near future?

To analyze the family using a sociological perspective,one must

Of all the images of family,the image of family as encumbrance has been around the longest.

Love and protection are the two distinct themes in which of the following images of family?

Describe the dominant images of families found in the media.Discuss how these images affect our assumptions and expectations about family life.

Myths can be described as

Discuss the myth of separate worlds.What evidence does the text offer to counter the public sphere - private sphere dichotomy?

The authors make which of the following points regarding change in American families?

Myths are beliefs that are held uncritically and without examination.

According to the text,despite changes in family images over time,an enduring theme in popular understanding suggests that

Patriarchy refers to

Which of the following factors contributes to increasing diversity among contemporary families?

The assumption that all family members have common needs,experiences,and meanings is expressed in the myth of

The myth of the monolithic family form embodies all of the following features except

Dorothy Smith refers to the Standard North American Family (SNAF) as

The authors of the text make which of the following points about the effects of divorce on children?

A friend contends that recent changes in family life in the United States are attributable to changing family values.Respond to this individual using a sociological perspective.

Which of the following is a component of a macro level analysis of families?

The structural diversity model holds 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