Question 1

Much of the current debate about the health of the American family is based upon questionable data that utilize

Accepted Answer

A)  the participant observer approach. 
B)  the conflict perspective. 
C)  the stereotypical white,middle-class family of the 1950s as a point of departure. 
D)  the stereotypical white,middle-class family of the 1980s as a point of departure. 
A)  the participant observer approach. 
B)  the conflict perspective. 
C)  the stereotypical white,middle-class family of the 1950s as a point of departure. 
D)  the stereotypical white,middle-class family of the 1980s as a point of departure.

Question 2

The "sandwich generation" is

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A)  teenagers with bad eating habits. 
B)  elderly people who look after grandchildren. 
C)  middle-aged adults caught with responsibilities for their own teenage and college-age children and for their elderly parents. 
D)  middle-aged adults who have developed health problems as a result of poor eating habits during their earlier years. 
A)  teenagers with bad eating habits. 
B)  elderly people who look after grandchildren. 
C)  middle-aged adults caught with responsibilities for their own teenage and college-age children and for their elderly parents. 
D)  middle-aged adults who have developed health problems as a result of poor eating habits during their earlier years.

Question 3

Married couples who have sex infrequently

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A)  tend to have short-duration marriages. 
B)  tend to have relationships that last as long as those who have sex frequently. 
C)  tend to be political conservatives. 
D)  are religious fanatics. 
A)  tend to have short-duration marriages. 
B)  tend to have relationships that last as long as those who have sex frequently. 
C)  tend to be political conservatives. 
D)  are religious fanatics.

Question 4

Women who work outside the home still spend significantly more time on housework than men spend on housework.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Societies control romantic love by arranging marriages,isolating the young from potential mates,and applying peer and parental pressures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe the differences among patriarchal,matriarchal,and egalitarian family patterns.

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Patriarchal, matriarchal, and egalitaria

Question 7

Is the American family disintegrating? Respond to this question by explaining the pessimist and optimist views on the family.

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The question of whether the American fam

Question 8

Families vary in terms of their

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A)  composition. 
B)  descent patterns. 
C)  residence patterns. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  composition. 
B)  descent patterns. 
C)  residence patterns. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 9

All societies regulate the pool of eligible people from which individuals are expected to select a mate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sociologists agree that industrialization and extended family patterns are incompatible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the United States,the family model -made up of a married couple,breadwinner husband and homemaker wife,raising children - now is

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A)  the majority of the nation's households. 
B)  a growing number of the nation's households. 
C)  about half of the nation's households. 
D)  about 20% of the nation's households. 
A)  the majority of the nation's households. 
B)  a growing number of the nation's households. 
C)  about half of the nation's households. 
D)  about 20% of the nation's households.

Question 12

In the 1980s and 1990s,divorce rates

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A)  continued to soar. 
B)  started on an extreme downward trend. 
C)  stabilized and slowly declined. 
D)  reflected more liberal,unrealistic attitudes toward marriage. 
A)  continued to soar. 
B)  started on an extreme downward trend. 
C)  stabilized and slowly declined. 
D)  reflected more liberal,unrealistic attitudes toward marriage.

Question 13

Sociologists have found that industrialization

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A)  possibly encouraged the formation of extended family households in the early industrialization of the United States. 
B)  had no effect on the prevalence of the extended family. 
C)  had an adverse effect on the status of the extended family. 
D)  increased the need for the family of orientation. 
A)  possibly encouraged the formation of extended family households in the early industrialization of the United States. 
B)  had no effect on the prevalence of the extended family. 
C)  had an adverse effect on the status of the extended family. 
D)  increased the need for the family of orientation.

Question 14

A pessimistic view of American marriage suggests that

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A)  marriage has deteriorated over the past 40 years. 
B)  the licensing of reproduction has been compromised. 
C)  divorce is too easy,too many people never marry,and contraception is too readily available. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  marriage has deteriorated over the past 40 years. 
B)  the licensing of reproduction has been compromised. 
C)  divorce is too easy,too many people never marry,and contraception is too readily available. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 15

Massive amounts of research prove that the American family has undergone a complete disintegration process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

__________ percent of all out-of-wedlock births were to cohabitating parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  80 
A)  40 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  80

Question 17

Societies trace descent and pass on property from one generation to the next in three ways: patrilineal;matrilineal;and bilineal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An optimistic view of the American family suggests that

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A)  pronouncements concerning the death of the family are greatly exaggerated. 
B)  the traditional family doesn't "fit" the current social setting. 
C)  the meaning of marriage has changed over time. 
D)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  pronouncements concerning the death of the family are greatly exaggerated. 
B)  the traditional family doesn't "fit" the current social setting. 
C)  the meaning of marriage has changed over time. 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 19

Patrilocal,matrilocal,and neolocal refer to

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A)  patterns of tracing one's biological descent. 
B)  patterns of family decision-making. 
C)  where a couple resides after marriage. 
D)  the number of sexual partners a couple has prior to marriage. 
A)  patterns of tracing one's biological descent. 
B)  patterns of family decision-making. 
C)  where a couple resides after marriage. 
D)  the number of sexual partners a couple has prior to marriage.

Question 20

We tend to select marital partners

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A)  who are far more physically attractive than we are. 
B)  who are generally less physically attractive than we are. 
C)  who are similar in physical attractiveness to ourselves. 
D)  almost totally on the basis of personality and temperament. 
A)  who are far more physically attractive than we are. 
B)  who are generally less physically attractive than we are. 
C)  who are similar in physical attractiveness to ourselves. 
D)  almost totally on the basis of personality and temperament.

Much of the current debate about the health of the American family is based upon questionable data that utilize

The "sandwich generation" is

Married couples who have sex infrequently

Women who work outside the home still spend significantly more time on housework than men spend on housework.

Societies control romantic love by arranging marriages,isolating the young from potential mates,and applying peer and parental pressures.

Describe the differences among patriarchal,matriarchal,and egalitarian family patterns.

Is the American family disintegrating? Respond to this question by explaining the pessimist and optimist views on the family.

Families vary in terms of their

All societies regulate the pool of eligible people from which individuals are expected to select a mate.

Sociologists agree that industrialization and extended family patterns are incompatible.

In the United States,the family model -made up of a married couple,breadwinner husband and homemaker wife,raising children - now is

In the 1980s and 1990s,divorce rates

Sociologists have found that industrialization

A pessimistic view of American marriage suggests that

Massive amounts of research prove that the American family has undergone a complete disintegration process.

__________ percent of all out-of-wedlock births were to cohabitating parents.

Societies trace descent and pass on property from one generation to the next in three ways: patrilineal;matrilineal;and bilineal.

An optimistic view of the American family suggests that

Patrilocal,matrilocal,and neolocal refer to

We tend to select marital partners

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Exam 10: The Family

Much of the current debate about the health of the American family is based upon questionable data that utilize

The "sandwich generation" is

Married couples who have sex infrequently

Women who work outside the home still spend significantly more time on housework than men spend on housework.

Societies control romantic love by arranging marriages,isolating the young from potential mates,and applying peer and parental pressures.

Describe the differences among patriarchal,matriarchal,and egalitarian family patterns.

Is the American family disintegrating? Respond to this question by explaining the pessimist and optimist views on the family.

Families vary in terms of their

All societies regulate the pool of eligible people from which individuals are expected to select a mate.

Sociologists agree that industrialization and extended family patterns are incompatible.

In the United States,the family model -made up of a married couple,breadwinner husband and homemaker wife,raising children - now is

In the 1980s and 1990s,divorce rates

Sociologists have found that industrialization

A pessimistic view of American marriage suggests that

Massive amounts of research prove that the American family has undergone a complete disintegration process.

__________ percent of all out-of-wedlock births were to cohabitating parents.

Societies trace descent and pass on property from one generation to the next in three ways: patrilineal;matrilineal;and bilineal.

An optimistic view of the American family suggests that

Patrilocal,matrilocal,and neolocal refer to

We tend to select marital partners

Developing a Sociological Consciousness

Culture and Social Structure

Socialization

Social Groups and Formal Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Gender Inequality

Political and Economic Power

Religion, Education, and Medicine

Population and Environment

Social Change

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