Question 1

By 2007,the divorce rate in the United States was nearly __________ per thousand.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.9
B)  3.6
C)  25.9
D)  50.9
E)  75.9 B

Question 2

Beginning with __________ in 1970,many states liberalized their divorce laws and moved toward no-fault divorce.

Accepted Answer

A)  California
B)  New York
C)  Hawaii
D)  Maine
E)  New Jersey A

Question 3

Social policy related to the problems of families can be divided into four major categories.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  divorce law and alimony
B)  contraceptive technology
C)  efforts to reduce the rate of illegitimacy
D)  programs to assist low-income families
E)  child care and family support policies B

Question 4

In a landmark study of women's attitudes about work and marriage,Arlie Hochschild found that women who work have less time for themselves and often think of the work they do in the home as a kind of __________

Accepted Answer

A)  "pink collar trap."
B)  "velvet ghetto."
C)  "second shift."
D)  "silver ceiling."
E)  "gold mortgage."

Question 5

Even when faced with constant violence,a surprising number of women make no attempt to leave the men who abuse them.Lenore Walker (1977)has suggested that this passivity is a form of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fatalism
B)  stoicism
C)  indifference
D)  unemotionality
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Describe the ongoing debate over divorce law.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the ongoing debate over divorce law....

Question 7

__________ theorists view social problems like illegitimacy and welfare dependency largely as the result of the stigmatization of those in unconventional families.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict
B)  Functional
C)  Interactionist
D)  Social pathology
E)  Social disorganization

Question 8

A group of individuals who are related to one another either by blood,marriage,or adoption is the definition of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  common law marriage
B)  a primary group
C)  a secondary group
D)  incest
E)  a kinship unit

Question 9

Which of the following are identified as major factors in explaining black-white differences in the marital status of men?

Accepted Answer

A)  occupational status and family background
B)  family background and age at time of employment
C)  previous experience with divorce and occupational status
D)  income and education
E)  education and criminal record

Question 10

Of the following,which has changed LEAST rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of women in the workforce
B)  the attitudes toward women who work
C)  the number of women in the workforce who have children
D)  the average family size
E)  the percentage of the workforce that is female

Question 11

According to the text,about __________ out of 10 children under the age of 18 is/are now living with a single parent.

Accepted Answer

A)  one
B)  two
C)  three
D)  four
E)  five

Question 12

According to the text's discussion of juggling work and family responsibilities,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  on the average,women are working fewer hours a week than men,even though the percentage in the 50 hours or more category has doubled since 1970
B)  polls indicate that women with young children would prefer to be working than to stay at home
C)  women who are childless and working full-time suffer more stress than their counterparts who are mothers
D)  All of the above
E)  None of the above

Question 13

Define and describe the criteria seen to be necessary for adequate family functioning.What types of families can be observed when these criteria are not met?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define and describe the criteria seen to...

Question 14

Of all cases of abuse,almost 90 percent is committed by the child's __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sibling
B)  parent or guardian
C)  teacher
D)  babysitter or nanny
E)  Both a and b

Question 15

A family experiences problems because a family member is involved in marital infidelity,a serious physical or mental disorder,or a decision to work instead of taking care of the children.These family problems are due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal inadequacies
B)  family inflexibility
C)  internal crises
D)  immorality
E)  externally imposed crises

Question 16

In 2010,the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)released a report noting that _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the numbers of sheltered homeless individuals increased by 7 percent between 2007 and 2009
B)  people from suburbs and rural areas accounted for 75 percent of the population in homeless shelters
C)  the growth in sheltered-family homelessness between 2007 and 2009 increased by about 30 percent
D)  in 2009,fewer families were in emergency shelter transitional housing at some point during the year than had been in 2007
E)  All of the above

Question 17

The "marriage squeeze" refers to__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  women who postpone marriage,finding,when they look for marriage partners at a later age,that the number of women is larger than the number of men
B)  larger families placing more financial demands on parents;in a declining economy,family living standards decline
C)  couples who are affectionate with each other experiencing lower divorce rates than couples who are "stand-offish"
D)  modern industrial society putting greater strain on families because they are expected to do so much more
E)  divorced persons who remarry and bring their children from previous marriages to the new marriage often finding housing space too small for their needs

Question 18

Under the "__________" theory,one would expect to find higher teenage birth rates in the states with the highest welfare payments,but this was never true.

Accepted Answer

A)  aid-to-dependent-youth
B)  youth-transaction
C)  welfare incentive
D)  teen childbearing
E)  None of the above

Question 19

For most of the second half of the twentieth century,indicators of family well-being were __________ for African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely positive
B)  alarmingly negative
C)  stable
D)  fluctuating
E)  improving

Question 20

According to the text's discussion of the difficulties couples encounter in juggling work and family roles,marital happiness __________ when children are born.

Accepted Answer

A)  remains constant
B)  fluctuates wildly
C)  increases slightly
D)  increases substantially
E)  often decreases

Exam 10: The Changing Family