Deck 12: Marriage and Family

Question 1

A society that prohibits interracial marriage by law is enforcing endogamy.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The term family is difficult to define because of the many varieties of family displayed in the world's cultures.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Research shows divorced fathers often have little contact with their children.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Among all family groups,Native Americans are the most likely to be permissive with their children and avoid physical punishment.

Question 5

Although women are having children at a later time in life,more married women give birth today than did twenty years ago.

Question 6

The chances of divorce increase as the level of one's education and income increases.

Question 7

Functionalists note the incest taboo serves to avoid role confusion in families.

Question 8

Middle-class parents are concerned that their children develop curiosity and self-expression.

Question 9

41 states still limit marriage to men and women.

Question 10

Sociologically,there is no such thing as the American family,the African American family,or the white American family.

Question 11

Internet dating has become the most popular way to meet a prospective mate.

Question 12

Sociologically,a family that consists of a husband,wife and children is called a ________.

A)nuclear family
B)vertical extended family
C)horizontal extended family
D)traditional family

Question 13

Sociologists use the term homogamy to refer to the tendency for people who share similar characteristics to marry one another.

Question 14

With the need for independence and greater opportunity,children are leaving home at an earlier age and less likely to return home after they leave.

Question 15

The rate of divorce among remarried couples is much lower than the rate of divorce among first time marriages.

Question 16

Sociologically,what is a family?

A)a man and a woman and their children engaged in a supportive relationship
B)a household composed of people of different sexes
C)any couple who have been legally married
D)two or more people related by blood,marriage,or adoption

Question 17

Frank,Jim,Martha and Louise occupy the same apartment,sharing routine chores such as cooking,cleaning and laundry. Each contributes a share of their earnings to pay utilities and food costs. Sociologists would describe this group as a ________.

A)family
B)household
C)patriarchy
D)clan

Question 18

Commitment is the essential difference between marriage and cohabitation.

Question 19

Romantic love and its importance in marriage are a cultural universal.

Question 20

In Bongo Bongo,male members of the tribe may each legally have three wives. This is a family relationship defined as ________.

A)serial marriage
B)serial monogamy
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Question 21

In his research on family,what did sociologist Melvin Kohn discover about how parents socialize their children?

A)They base it on the perception of how much money they will earn.
B)It is based on the tradition on which they were raised as children.
C)They follow the pattern of how other members of the same community raise their children.
D)It is often based upon the norms of their work environment.

Question 22

Ivan is the son of working class parents. What is the most likely method his parents will use in his rearing?

A)They will employ inconsistent discipline and dictate the choices he makes.
B)The will use shaming and peer pressure to ensure proper development.
C)They will allow Ivan to do as he pleases and will not interfere with his choices.
D)They will use punishment to encourage outward conformity.

Question 23

Marianne and her children live in a neighborhood where all the families share their resources when someone needs help. The neighbors also consider themselves to be an extended family. Sociologists would describe them as ________.

A)communally living
B)neo-nuclear kin
C)fictive kin
D)illusory kin

Question 24

Kaitlin and John's parents passed away. They live in a society with a bilineal system,so _______________ will inherit their parent's estate.

A)only Kaitlin
B)both Kaitlin and John
C)only John
D)neither Kaitlin nor John

Question 25

Based on research,romantic love consists of what two components?

A)instinctive and physical
B)cognitive and biological
C)emotional and cognitive
D)physical and emotional

Question 26

It is still customary in U.S. society for a bride to accept her husband's last name. What is the line of authority this represents?

A)patriarchy
B)matriarchy
C)a bilineal society
D)an egalitarian society

Question 27

The group with the highest percentage of one-parent families with a female head of household is ________,and the group with the lowest percentage of one-parent families with a female head of household is ________.

A)African Americans; Asian Americans
B)Latinos; whites
C)Latinos; Native Americans
D)Asian Americans; Latinos

Question 28

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.

A)sexism in U.S. society
B)the gendered division of labor
C)techniques of resistance
D)the hidden curriculum

Question 29

How do functionalists believe the incest taboo helps families?

A)It reinforces patriarchal authority.
B)Incest is universally regarded as a deviant act.
C)It facilitates the socialization of children and helps avoid role confusion.
D)It prevents the transference of genetic defects.

Question 30

John was adopted as an infant by the Smiths,and has always considered them his real family. What do sociologists classify the Smith family as it is regarded by John?

A)It is his family of procreation.
B)It is his family of orientation.
C)It is his family of marriage.
D)It is his family of obligation.

Question 31

What is the single greatest influence of marital homogamy?

A)propinquity
B)endogamy
C)exogamy
D)heterogamy

Question 32

In the United States and many other parts of the world,the common practice is for whites to marry whites,African Americans to marry African Americans,and members of specific social classes to marry within their class. This marital practice is called ________.

A)exogamy
B)endogamy
C)polygyny
D)polygamy

Question 33

In the United States,what are the most highly predictable social channels in the choice of a marriage partner?

A)It is totally unpredictable because love is blind.
B)It is based on individuals engaging in a rational cost/benefit analysis.
C)It is highly influenced by pheromones.
D)It is influenced by age,education,class,race and religion.

Question 34

The term for children who return to live at home after college is ________.

A)adolescents
B)younger adults
C)emancipated minors
D)adultolescents

Question 35

The not-so-empty nest is a phrase refers to when children ________.

A)from an illegitimate relationship live with their father and his "legal" family
B)return to an institution after failing to adjust to the foster home environment
C)have moved out as young adults,then return to live with their parents
D)who were abandoned at birth seek to discover their natural parents

Question 36

Maria is a single working mother. While she is at work,her infant son is most likely to be ________.

A)at work with her.
B)with his grandparents.
C)with his father.
D)in an organized day care facility.

Question 37

In some tribal societies it is highly encouraged for the son or daughter of one tribe to marry the son or daughter of a neighboring or rival tribe to build camaraderie and form an alliance. This pattern of marital behavior is called ________.

A)exogamy
B)endogamy
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Question 38

The feeling of sexual attraction and idealization of another is called ________.

A)romantic love
B)animal magnetism
C)rational emotive attraction
D)emotional overload

Question 39

Historically,which state had the most extreme penalty for interracial marriage: life in prison?

A)Georgia
B)Mississippi
C)Alabama
D)South Carolina

Question 40

Bertha has just turned 16 and has caught the special interest of her father because she looks just as attractive and sexy as her mother did when they first dated. Bertha's mother has noticed this and now feels like a maid,not a wife and mother. What do sociologists call this condition of a father seeing his daughter as a possible sexual interest,and a wife feeling as though she is a maid,rather than a wife and mother?

A)ego identity
B)role distance
C)diffusion of responsibility
D)role confusion

Question 41

Which sentence best describes the divorce rate of remarried people without children?

A)It is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages.
B)It is about the same as the divorce rate of first marriages.
C)It is lower than the divorce rate of first marriages.
D)It varies based on the new dual income of the couple.

Question 42

Generally speaking,in which families would elders play the most active role in their children's families?

A)Asian American
B)African American
C)Latino
D)Native American

Question 43

If we want to curb violence,we should concentrate on ________.

A)both women and men
B)both women and children
C)only men
D)only married women

Question 44

What is the main difference between cohabitation and marriage?

A)The age at which people cohabitate usually ends at around 30.
B)Cohabitation is never permanent,whereas most marriages are.
C)There is a greater degree of commitment in marriage.
D)Marriage is more fragile and more likely to end in separation.

Question 45

The group with the highest percentage of families headed by a both parents is ________,and that with the lowest is ________.

A)whites; Latinos
B)Asian Americans; African Americans
C)Latinos; Native Americans
D)whites; Native Americans

Question 46

Which of the following couples is LEAST likely to divorce within the first ten years of their marriage?

A)Alice and Gregory who married after they had their first child
B)Becky and Frank who work at a shoe factory together on the assembly line
C)Ruth and Chuck who,after a whirlwind romance,got married and had their first child six months later
D)Cathy and Tony who attend the same fundamentalist church and were married after graduating from college

Question 47

How has the age of the average first-time bride and groom in the United States changed since 1890?

A)Both the bride and groom are older than at any other time.
B)Both the bride and groom are younger than at any other time.
C)The bride is older,but the groom is younger than at any other time.
D)The groom is older,but the bride is younger than at any other time.

Question 48

Kim is the child of Asian American parents. When she misbehaves,how will her parents most likely discipline her?

A)using physical punishment to control her behavior
B)trying to determine the motivation for her behavior
C)using shame and guilt to control her behavior
D)withdrawing privileges for a period of time

Question 49

Mark and Sally are married,both are working,and they chose not to have children. What classification best fits them?

A)They are DINKS.
B)They are YUPPIES.
C)They are members of the sandwich generation.
D)They are neo-traditionalists.

Question 50

Which of the following statements is not true about cohabitation trends?

A)Most couples who marry have cohabited.
B)Over 40 percent of U.S. children will spend some time in a cohabitating family.
C)Couples who cohabit before marriage are less likely to get divorced.
D)Couples who cohabit often experience a push toward marriage.

Question 51

From a sociological perspective of marriage and divorce,to what does the term continuities refer?

A)the degree to which divorced couples maintain contact
B)how long a married couple remains together
C)whether or not a woman accepts the last name of her husband or keeps her maiden name
D)the period of time a married couple is separated before divorce

Question 52

Of the following,in which group is a woman most likely to marry a man with less education than she has?

A)Asian American
B)Latino
C)African American
D)Native American

Question 53

How many U.S. states still have laws prohibiting same-sex marriage?

A)15
B)23
C)31
D)41

Question 54

Who are the most common incest offenders?

A)uncles
B)fathers
C)brothers
D)first cousins

Question 55

How has the rate of cohabitation changed over the past 30 years?

A)It has dropped to about 75 percent of its highest rate.
B)It has remained the same.
C)It is 12 times more common.
D)It has risen and fallen in peaks and valleys with no consistent pattern.

Question 56

Sociologically,what is a blended family?

A)A husband and wife have their own children and also have adopted children.
B)Only adopted children are present in the family.
C)A lesbian couple has children through artificial insemination.
D)A husband or wife brings a child into the new family from a prior relationship.

Question 57

What are the percentage odds that a couple married today will still be married a year from now?

A)25 percent
B)68 percent
C)75 percent
D)98 percent

Question 58

The percentage of married U.S. women aged 40-44 who have never given birth is the lowest among which ethnic or racial group?

A)African Americans
B)Latina Americans
C)Native Americans
D)Asian Americans

Question 59

Of the 60 million married couples in the United States today,statistics show that approximately ________ of these will be divorced a year from now.

A)1,000,000
B)5,000,000
C)12,500,000
D)30,000,000

Question 60

Asian American families are more likely to adopt the practice of ________,which means each member of a family owes respect to other family members.

A)obligation
B)collectivity
C)humanism
D)moderation

Question 61

List and discuss the three systems of descent society uses to trace kinship over generations.

Question 62

What are DINKs?

Question 63

What are some of the reasons for the increase in cohabiting before marriage?

Question 64

Explain the pattern of decline in two-parent families from 1970 to 2010.

Question 65

What are the main factors that best predict that children will receive quality care?

Question 66

What qualities contribute to the Confucian values that provide a framework for Asian American families?

Question 67

What are the most common reasons some couples choose not to have children?

Question 68

What qualities do polyandry and polygyny share and how do they differ?

Question 69

How has the age of the first-time bride and groom and first-time parents changed since 1970?

Question 70

Discuss how marriage and family are viewed from the three sociological perspectives.

Question 71

Provide a definition of the term family. What,if any,are universal themes that all family systems must deal with?

Question 72

Identify at least three factors that decrease one's likelihood of divorce within ten years of their marriage.

Question 73

What is one difference between the children of cohabitating parents and the children of married parents?

Question 74

List and discuss the common cultural themes of family and marriage.

Question 75

Why don't we address families as the African American family,the Asian American family,the white American family,and so on,deleting the preceding the to simply African American families,Asian families,and so on?

Question 76

What is the blended family?

Question 77

What are some of the central concerns of middle-class African American families when it comes to child-rearing?

Question 78

What is the single most significant issue that Native American families face?

Question 79

What are the two major components of romantic love?

Question 80

Why are working class parents more concerned with their children's ability to conform than middle-class parents?