Deck 1: Choices in Relationships: an Introduction

Question 1

One form of ____ (generic term) is ____ (the specific term).

A)polygamy; polygyny
B)polyandry; polygamy
C)polygyny; polyandry
D)polyandry; polygyny

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Census Bureau defines family as a group of two or more persons related by all of the following except:

A)common bond
B)blood
C)marriage
D)adoption

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In regard to marriage education programs, which of the following is false?

A)The Federal Government supports it.
B)Divorce costs 35 billion dollars since it plunges individuals into poverty.
C)Adolescents and couples benefit from participation in these programs.
D)Individuals only benefit from marriage education programs before they marry.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Another term for group marriage is:

A)polygyny
B)pantagamy
C)polyandry
D)polyconjugality

Question 5

Polygyny is legal in:

A)Hawaii
B)Utah and Arizona
C)California and Nevada
D)no U.S.state

Question 6

In India and Iran:

A)love is expected to precede marriage rather than follow it
B)love is expected to follow marriage rather than precede it
C)love is required for a couple to get married
D)love is defined by the courts

Question 7

According to a Pew Research Center study in 2010, the top reason for marriage is:

A)commitment
B)children
C)companionship
D)love

Question 8

Which of the following is true?

A)One half of people in their mid-twenties are married.
B)There is a new lifestyle of singlehood such that most people will end up never marrying.
C)Individuals are delaying marriage.
D)The stigma of marriage is causing people to rethink its value.

Question 9

Maria wants a relationship context where she is married to several men. She wants:

A)polyandry
B)pantogamy
C)polygyny
D)polyamory

Question 10

Marriage/family instructors may use the same tests each year with a new class because:

A)the questions may stay the same, but the answers keep changing
B)the expense of making new tests has become prohibitive
C)they feel students are relationship savvy but don't read the book
D)tenured professors still get paid if they don't make out new tests

Question 11

Which of the following is not an element of marriage identified in the text?

A)legal relationship
B)emotional relationship
C)sexual fidelity
D)family security

Question 12

Common law marriage:

A)is available in six states
B)means the couple is not married unless they have common legal residence
C)means the couple has taken common vows in the presence of a magistrate
D)means that the couple is married if they hold themselves as being married in states that recognize common law marriage.

Question 13

Which of the following was not identified as a benefit of marriage?

A)morality
B)mortality
C)mental health
D)physical health

Question 14

What percent of Mormons in Utah, who have split from the mainstream Mormon church, practice polygyny?

A)50 percent
B)75 percent
C)30 percent
D)5 percent

Question 15

The ____ is known as a "universal social grouping."

A)nuclear family
B)biparental family
C)monogamous marriage
D)polygamous marriage

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

A)It is better to be married even if you are in a chronically stressful marriage.
B)A very stressful marriage is associated with early death.
C)Stress in marriage has no effect on one's health.
D)Husbands report three times the stress of wives.

Question 17

A couple wants a polygamous lifestyle. Which is not one of their options?

A)polygyny
B)polyandry
C)pantagamy
D)polyconjugality

Question 18

How can society increase governmental control over the relationships of adults?

A)by encouraging them to marry
B)by decreasing literacy programs
C)by cutting funding for community colleges
D)by reducing the number of Pell grants

Question 19

What is the primary reason wives in polygamous societies allow co-wives?

A)Their husbands demand it.
B)They need help with childcare.
C)Co-wives spread the work of the family.
D)Infertility is an issue.

Question 20

Having low social interaction/involvement is:

A)similar to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, being alcoholic or being obese
B)unlikely to have effects on health
C)being absolutist
D)desired by 12% of the population

Question 21

Spouses who believe in the institution of the family:

A)are highly committed to paying their fair share of taxes
B)believe in the stability of the economy
C)do not believe in divorce
D)are also strong believers in relativism

Question 22

The family you begin when you marry and have children is your:

A)family of origin
B)family of orientation
C)monogamous family
D)family of procreation

Question 23

Between 1885 and 1969 about 75,000 half-caste Aboriginal children were taken from their parents by force and brought up in dormitories in white society.Why?

A)Social services deemed that the children lived in an abusive context and removed them.
B)The goal was to convert the children to Christianity and destroy Aboriginal culture.
C)STIs were rampant and needed to be stopped.
D)Aboriginal children were unique and their culture needed to be protected.

Question 24

The price of oil in the Middle East impacting family vacation choices reflects:

A)materialistic values resulting in moralistic choices
B)the interconnectedness of the European common market
C)Obama economics
D)global influences on choices

Question 25

Individuals in which country report the highest life satisfaction?

A)Switzerland
B)United States
C)Canada
D)Australia

Question 26

Changes in marriage and family in the last 60 years include all of the following except:

A)fewer working wives
B)legal acceptance of same-sex marriage in some states
C)smaller families
D)more equality in marriage relationships

Question 27

A study on "the relationship talk" found that:

A)it most often occurred while drinking
B)the most frequent reaction from the partner was "uncertainty" about the future
C)the most frequent outcome was to move the couple closer together
D)it most often occurred when they were in the car on a short trip

Question 28

The decision making style of most college students is:

A)I am in control
B)I am experimenting and learning
C)I am irresponsible
D)I am struggling but growing

Question 29

Which of the following is close to an irrevocable choice?

A)deciding to marry
B)deciding to have a child
C)deciding to give up religion
D)deciding to end the relationship with one's parents

Question 30

Which of the following is not a member of your primary group?

A)your sibling
B)your classmate
C)your mother
D)your father

Question 31

Child marriage:

A)most often involves female children as young as 8 to 12 marrying much older men
B)involves negotiation with the local authorities for a permit (in India)
C)occurs in Canada and Mexico
D)most often involves male children as young as 8 to 12 marrying much older women

Question 32

If you have made a commitment to marry but feel it is a mistake, you should:

A)listen to your senses and act accordingly
B)push through your doubts and marry since wedding ambivalence is common
C)disregard the feelings since your partner may have similar feelings
D)have an affair to see if you truly miss the partner/feel guilty

Question 33

Civil unions are:

A)pair-bonded relationships given legal significance in terms of rights/privileges
B)identical to domestic partnerships
C)recognized in Mississippi
D)identical to marriage in most states

Question 34

Before marriage, ____ values predominate; after marriage/children, ____ values do.

A)individualistic; familistic
B)familistic; individualistic
C)absolutist; hedonistic
D)relativist; absolutist

Question 35

Your family of orientation is:

A)the same as your family of procreation
B)the family you begin a new family in
C)the family you marry into- your new spouse and in-laws
D)the family into which you were born

Question 36

Characteristics of Generation Y-ers tend to include all of the following except that they:

A)focus on fun
B)live with parents
C)sacrifice through hard work to achieve economic stability
D)focus on the here and now

Question 37

Which of the following is not a member of your secondary group?

A)your boss
B)your roommate
C)your teacher for this course
D)your sibling

Question 38

In contrast to the traditional family, what is an example of a postmodern family?

A)a dual earner family where both spouses work outside the home
B)a role reversal family where the wife earns the income/the father rears the children
C)a same-sex couple rearing children
D)a one income family where the husband is the breadwinner

Question 39

According to the text, if you don't make a decision to be faithful to your partner:

A)you will become an antagonist by default
B)you have made a decision to be vulnerable to cheating
C)your partner will not reciprocate your promise of fidelity
D)your lack of moral values will reflect negatively on you

Question 40

"Not to decide is to decide" means that not making a decision:

A)is a mistake
B)is a negative way of making a decision
C)is to reverse the decision making process
D)is making a decision by default

Question 41

The ____ framework looks at mate selection/interaction in terms of profit and loss.

A)symbolic interaction
B)structural-functional
C)systems
D)social exchange

Question 42

Conflict theorists regard conflict as:

A)bad for families
B)something to be stopped before it escalates
C)destructive for children as well as adults
D)important and necessary for change and growth

Question 43

Your coworkers in a job context are an example of a:

A)primary group
B)secondary institution
C)peer role set
D)secondary group

Question 44

Cherlin (2009) identified what paradox of American values?

A)traditional versus nontraditional roles
B)the struggle between male and female dominance
C)the strong value for individualism/abhorrence of divorce
D)both absolutist and hedonistic values

Question 45

The ____ framework is concerned with family rules of interaction and boundaries.

A)structural-functional
B)systems
C)social exchange
D)conflict

Question 46

The "sociological imagination" shows how ____ affect(s) individual lives.

A)social structure
B)culture
C)unconscious motivations
D)both social structure and culture

Question 47

If your child needs to go to the doctor and you have a final exam, you are experiencing:

A)family dysfunction
B)status conflict
C)primary group conflict
D)role conflict

Question 48

Two types of ____ include primary and secondary.

A)social institutions
B)social groups
C)social statuses
D)social roles

Question 49

Our ____ identify who we are; our ____ identify what we do.

A)statuses; roles
B)roles; statuses
C)functions; beliefs
D)beliefs; functions

Question 50

The self-fulfilling prophecy is part of the ____ framework.

A)family systems
B)family development/family life cycle
C)structural-functionalist
D)symbolic interaction

Question 51

The "Mother" in a family is an example of a ____.

A)conservative value
B)norm
C)status
D)function

Question 52

Which cultural value tends to be prevalent in traditional Chinese families?

A)collectivism
B)individualism
C)absolutism
D)relativism

Question 53

Mike chose a career and wife similar to his father's career and wife. This reflects which influence on one's personal choices?

A)family of origin
B)unconscious motivations
C)family of orientation
D)operant learning

Question 54

Which theoretical framework views the family as an institution to stabilize society?

A)conflict
B)structural-functionalist
C)family systems
D)symbolic interaction

Question 55

The family and education are:

A)role relationships
B)social institutions
C)normative networks
D)status relationships

Question 56

Role conflict exists when:

A)the expectations of one role conflict with the expectations of another role
B)a person is uncertain about the expectations of a particular role
C)a person intentionally disregards his or her role expectations
D)a person has not properly identified status responsibilities

Question 57

Two central elements of culture include:

A)roles and statuses
B)beliefs and values
C)primary and secondary groups
D)functions and institutions

Question 58

What is the theoretical framework used most often in studies of marriage and the family?

A)social exchange framework
B)biosocial framework
C)structural-functional framework
D)family life course development framework

Question 59

According to the "looking-glass self," children who are often criticized by their parents:

A)make higher grades to show their parents
B)develop a negative self-concept
C)improve themselves in order to gain parental approval
D)have high expectations of a mate

Question 60

The family life course development framework emphasizes:

A)how families change over time
B)alternative family forms
C)generational patterns in family dynamics
D)the comparative study of families across cultures

Question 61

The Oneida Community of the 19^th and 20^th century is known for:

A)homogamy
B)polygyny
C)polyandry
D)pantagamy

Question 62

Which term refers to a suggested explanation for a phenomenon?

A)hypothesis
B)theoretical framework
C)independent variable
D)theory

Question 63

The most commonly used theoretical perspective in marriage and the family is the social
exchange framework.

Question 64

All of the following are factors of good research except:

A)random samples
B)clear terminology
C)control group
D)hypothesis centrality

Question 65

A lot of social connections (e.g., family) are important for one's health/mortality.

Question 66

Curran's study on African-American marriages revealed that fidelity and children were
the most important meanings for marriage in this group.

Question 67

The marriage contract gives more power to the government and control over the couple.

Question 68

In regard to conducting research, IRB means:

A)Information Research Board
B)Information Review Board
C)Institutional Review Board
D)Investigator Research Board

Question 69

The first step in conducting a research project is to:

A)develop a hypothesis
B)conduct a review of literature
C)get approval the institution when you conduct research
D)select a topic

Question 70

Marriage education programs do not work since people feel that they "know it all."

Question 71

The phrase, "most choices are revocable" means that:

A)choices can be changed
B)choices have both positive and negative outcomes
C)choices are influenced by society
D)choices are dictated by unwanted authority

Question 72

Morris et al (2011) found which of the following is true of those who sign up for marriage education workshops compared to those who do not?

A)They have higher levels of self-esteem.
B)They have higher levels of marital quality.
C)They have higher marital commitment.
D)They have lower marital satisfaction.

Question 73

More college students are "in control" than "experimenting and learning" when making decisions.

Question 74

Compare and contrast the terms marriage and the family.

Question 75

Most Americans are pessimistic about marriage.

Question 76

Identify the benefits of marriage.

Question 77

A feral child is one who:

A)has been brought up almost exclusively in day care centers
B)has been brought up in foster homes
C)is wild and thought to be brought up by animals
D)is a child genius (sometimes unexplained by social background)

Question 78

Generation Y-ers are more serious than their "immediate gratification" parents and feel
more dedicated to get credentials to ensure their economic survival in a recessionary economy.

Question 79

The definitions of the situation and looking-glass self are concepts relevant to the conflict framework for viewing the family.

Question 80

Marriage is no longer the dominant lifestyle choice of most Americans.