Question 1

In Ken's family, the children are part of two homes and two family groups. Ken's family would be termed _________.

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Question 2

Social status that is determined by family lineage, gender, birth order or skin color is called

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A)  Ascribed status. 
B)  Achieved status. 
C)  Traditional status. 
D)  New status.

Question 3

Parents of children in interethnic families must enable their children to form a sense of _________________.

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Question 4

Rules, patterns, or standards that express cultural values and reflect how individuals are supposed to behave are called

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A)  Norms. 
B)  Orientations. 
C)  Values. 
D)  Skills.

Question 5

Many homosexual parents fear they will lose _________ if their sexual orientation is known to those outside the family.

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Question 6

Keisha's family consists of her mother, her father, and Keisha. For Keisha, this is her family of

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A)  Orientation. 
B)  Extension. 
C)  Procreation. 
D)  Childbearing.

Question 7

Adoptive children may

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A)  Create fantasies about their birth parents. 
B)  Deny they were adopted. 
C)  Believe they did something bad to be sent away from the biological parent. 
D)  All answers are correct.

Question 8

Socioeconomic status, cultural orientation, and religious orientation are all examples of how which of Bronfenbrenner's systems can affect socialization? _________

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Question 9

The estimated divorce rate for second marriages is

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A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  60%

Question 10

As a result of the growing prevalence of _______________, the number of children born to unmarried parents has also increased.

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Question 11

Caring and involvement toward one another is an example of which function of the family?

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A)  Nurturance/emotional support 
B)  Economic support 
C)  Assignment of social roles 
D)  Authority

Question 12

Personal reactions to real or imagined threats are an example of a _________ stressor.

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Question 13

Which of the following best characterizes changes in the role of fatherhood over historical time?

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A)  Economic provider to carer/nurturer 
B)  Patriarchal to matriarchal 
C)  More involved to less involved 
D)  Caregiver to worker

Question 14

A family in which the father has formal authority and power is termed _________.

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Question 15

According to your text, the technical definition of marriage is

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A)  A legal contract with certain rights and obligations. 
B)  A contract with certain rights and responsibilities that is not legally binding. 
C)  A system of informal and formal social supports. 
D)  A relationship between two consenting adults.

Question 16

Unemployment influences parental stress in what direction? _________

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Question 17

Joint _________ custody divides decision-making authority for the child between the divorcing parents.

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Question 18

Education, occupation, and income are all examples of _________ status.

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Question 19

Compared to research examining single parent mothers, _________ research has been done on children being raised by single-parent fathers.

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A)  Little 
B)  More longitudinal (research over time) 
C)  Much 
D)  More comprehensive

Question 20

Describe recent changes in sociopolitical, economic, and technological areas, and how these impact families and children.

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Exam 3: Ecology of the Family