Question 1

Since Latino families are huge consumers of prime-time television,many TV shows now feature Latinos and Latino families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Marriages in which either the husband or the wife has two or more spouses is called

Accepted Answer

A) polygamy. 
B) polygyny. 
C) polyandry. 
D) monogamy.

Question 3

A woman who has more than one husband is practicing

Accepted Answer

A) polygamy. 
B) polygyny. 
C) polyandry. 
D) monogamy.

Question 4

Julie and Rick are married.Julie is Asian and Rick is African American.Their marriage is

Accepted Answer

A) exogamous. 
B) endogamous. 
C) incestuous. 
D) bigamous.

Question 5

The U.S.Census Bureau's definition of a family household would include cohabiting couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mothers and fathers spend less time interacting with their children today than they did in 1965 when many families were male-breadwinner/female-homemaker families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The majority of married women with children under the age of six are in the paid labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Bigamy occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) a married partner is unfaithful to his or her spouse. 
B) people have children without being married. 
C) a person marries a second person while a first marriage is still legal. 
D) people live together without being married.

Question 9

Most people are born into a biological family,or family of orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Some socialization is unconscious and may be unintentional,such as teaching culturally accepted stereotypical gender traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Studies examining the amount of time parents spend with their children have shown that

Accepted Answer

A) children spend less time with their parents today than was the case several decades ago. 
B) children spend more time with parents today than was the case several decades ago. 
C) children in families where both parents work tend to spend less time with their parents than was the case several decades ago. 
D) the amount of time children spend with their parents has not change for the last several decades.

Question 12

Cultural norms and laws which forbid sexual intercourse between close blood relatives are called

Accepted Answer

A) exogamy rules. 
B) incest taboos. 
C) endogamy rules. 
D) initiation rites.

Question 13

Among one-parent families,most are

Accepted Answer

A) father-child families. 
B) grandmother-child families. 
C) parent-grandparent families. 
D) mother-child families.

Question 14

Chances of not growing up in a nuclear family were much greater in the past than they are now.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The family form that is most common in much of the world is the

Accepted Answer

A) nuclear family. 
B) extended family. 
C) family of procreation. 
D) blended family.

Question 16

Between 1960 and 2000,the proportion of children living with a never-married parent

Accepted Answer

A) decreased. 
B) stayed the same. 
C) increased. 
D) could not be measured.

Question 17

Those who believe the "family is deteriorating" argue that the changes we are experiencing are extensions of long-standing family patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compare and contrast the three perspectives on the family-family is deteriorating,family is changing,not deteriorating,or family is stronger than ever-as to how they would view the increase in unmarried couple households in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the three perspectives on...

Question 19

The family is a primary group because it provides nurturance,love,and emotional sustenance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Kelly and Anthony have just married and moved in with Anthony's parents.This residency patterns is called

Accepted Answer

A) patrilocal. 
B) matrilocal. 
C) neolocal. 
D) bilocal.

Exam 1: The Changing Family

Since Latino families are huge consumers of prime-time television,many TV shows now feature Latinos and Latino families.

Marriages in which either the husband or the wife has two or more spouses is called

A woman who has more than one husband is practicing

Julie and Rick are married.Julie is Asian and Rick is African American.Their marriage is

The U.S.Census Bureau's definition of a family household would include cohabiting couples.

Mothers and fathers spend less time interacting with their children today than they did in 1965 when many families were male-breadwinner/female-homemaker families.

The majority of married women with children under the age of six are in the paid labor force.

Bigamy occurs when

Most people are born into a biological family,or family of orientation.

Some socialization is unconscious and may be unintentional,such as teaching culturally accepted stereotypical gender traits.

Studies examining the amount of time parents spend with their children have shown that

Cultural norms and laws which forbid sexual intercourse between close blood relatives are called

Among one-parent families,most are

Chances of not growing up in a nuclear family were much greater in the past than they are now.

The family form that is most common in much of the world is the

Between 1960 and 2000,the proportion of children living with a never-married parent

Those who believe the "family is deteriorating" argue that the changes we are experiencing are extensions of long-standing family patterns.

Compare and contrast the three perspectives on the family-family is deteriorating,family is changing,not deteriorating,or family is stronger than ever-as to how they would view the increase in unmarried couple households in the United States.

The family is a primary group because it provides nurturance,love,and emotional sustenance.

Kelly and Anthony have just married and moved in with Anthony's parents.This residency patterns is called