Exam 6: The American Society: Family and Households

Those capabilities necessary for purchases to occur such as understanding money, budgeting, product evaluation, and so forth are referred to as _____.

The consumer insight on remodeling discusses mechanisms underlying household lifecycle changes. The mechanism relating to awareness of need to modify the physical arrangement of their homes is ____.

Birth or adoption by singles is increasingly common.

Stacy and Adam have just had their first child, and they hope to have two more. They can expect expenditures on which of the following to increase?

Which HLC group is basically the unmarried members of the Generation Yers?

Which of the following is NOT a reason multigenerational families offer opportunities and challenges for marketers?

Which type of training occurs when a parent or sibling specifically and directly attempts to bring about certain responses through reasoning or reinforcement?

A major basis for concern about marketing to children is their inability to fully process and understand commercial messages. Much of the theory and research in this area is based on _____.

Which approach to conflict resolution misrepresents the facts in order to win?

Which of the following refers to HOW children learn with respect to consumption?

Ashley and her husband just had their first child. Ashley was married previously, and her two young children from that marriage also live with Ashley and her current husband. Which type of family is this?

Consumers who are single due to the death of a spouse are labeled as single by circumstance.

Which of the following is NOT considered a "middle-aged" stage of the household life cycle?

In children's information processing, the period of concrete operations is characterized by _____.

Which of the following refers to WHAT children learn with respect to consumption?

Which of the following is NOT a description of the household life cycle stage known as "empty nest I: middle-aged with no children"?

While Katie and Matthew are the children in the family, they do influence the alternatives considered for their family's summer vacation. What role do Katie and Matthew play in this family decision?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the decline in traditional families?

Roughly what percentage of children are born to unmarried mothers, a percentage that has risen by 13 percentage points since 1990?

Carla and John are both children, but they use their family's electronic equipment such as TVs, DVD players, and stereo equipment. They did not play much of a role in the purchase decision on which brands to buy, but their parents did consider their needs when deciding on which products and brands to purchase. In terms of family purchase roles, what role do these children play?