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A group whose members are related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption is a(an): |
| | A) | family. |
| | B) | institution. |
| | C) | kinship group. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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My husband and my daughters constitute my: |
| | A) | extended family. |
| | B) | family of orientation. |
| | C) | family of procreation. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Under what type of arrangement do people reckon descent and transmit property through the mother's side of the family? |
| | A) | bilineal |
| | B) | neolocal |
| | C) | patrilineal |
| | D) | matrilineal |
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Polygyny: |
| | A) | is the preferred type of marriage in more than 40 percent of societies. |
| | B) | is generally available to all men in societies where it is permitted. |
| | C) | tends to be favored where large families are advantageous and women make substantial contributions to subsistence. |
| | D) | usually involves the right of younger brothers to have sexual access to their brothers' wives. |
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Which of the following is true concerning the choice of a marriage partner? |
| | A) | A person's relatives have little interest in his/her choice of a spouse. |
| | B) | Romantic love refers to the strong physical and emotional attraction between the couple. |
| | C) | Romantic love is seen as "diseased hysteria" in the United States. |
| | D) | Societies make little attempt to control love. |
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According to ________________ theory, two different personality traits that are the counterparts of each other provide a sense of completeness when they are joined. |
| | A) | complementary needs |
| | B) | matching hypothesis |
| | C) | exchange |
| | D) | mutual co-dependence |
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According to a 1997 study by the Families and Work Institute: |
| | A) | an American man could take pleasure in his partner's success regardless of whether or not it was superior to his own. |
| | B) | men and women do equal amounts of housework in families in which the mother works full-time. |
| | C) | most married couples pool their money. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Which of the following is an accurate statement about marriage in America? |
| | A) | Americans depend very heavily on marriage for their psychological well-being. |
| | B) | Divorce rates continue to increase dramatically. |
| | C) | Approximately 25 percent of people never marry. |
| | D) | Most people who get divorced never remarry. |
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Research on the family life course indicates that: |
| | A) | women with a first child are more likely than women without a child to report that their husbands do not pay enough attention to them. |
| | B) | the marital adjustment rating rises after the birth of a first child. |
| | C) | most couples consider parenthood a crisis. |
| | D) | the psychological well-being of parents is a little better than that of childless couples. |
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Studies of working mothers have found which of the following statements to be true? |
| | A) | In 1998, more than 60 percent of all mothers with children under the age of six years were in the labor force. |
| | B) | Most mothers in the paid labor force experience less stress than do mothers who stay home. |
| | C) | Paid employment is typically detrimental to a woman's mental health and self-esteem. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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In two-income families: |
| | A) | major household decisions are shared equally between the two mates. |
| | B) | wives earn more than their husbands in nearly 20 percent of two-income situations. |
| | C) | income differences and domestic money management seldom, if ever, have an impact on marital relations. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Which of the following is an accurate statement about stepfamilies? |
| | A) | One in twenty American families is a stepfamily. |
| | B) | The stepparent role approximates that of a biological parent, particularly in terms of authority, legitimacy, and respect. |
| | C) | Stepfamilies and other families function in essentially the same ways. |
| | D) | Children in families with stepfathers do better in school than do children in father-absent homes. |
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about singlehood? |
| | A) | The number of Americans living alone has been increasing. |
| | B) | In 1998, more than one in every four dwellings had only one person living in it. |
| | C) | The mental health of persons who live alone is not as good as that of unmarried persons living with others. |
| | D) | In the late 1900s, 52 percent of men had never been married. |
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In studying single parenthood, researchers report that: |
| | A) | the number of men raising children on their own has risen. |
| | B) | the largest share of youngsters in single-parent homes live with a parent who has never married. |
| | C) | one-third of children living only with their mothers live in poverty. |
| | D) | in 1999, 15 percent of all births in the United States were to unwed mothers. |
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about gay and lesbian couples? |
| | A) | Gay and lesbian couples are more likely to split up household tasks so that each partner performs an equal number of different tasks. |
| | B) | Gays are more likely to break up over money issues and other incompatibilities than over sexual faithfulness. |
| | C) | Lesbians tend to form more lasting ties than gay men. |
| | D) | Gay couples do not tolerate outside sexual relations well. |
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In families where both parents work - or the only parent works - the most commonly used form of child care is: |
| | A) | parents or grandparents. |
| | B) | nannies. |
| | C) | home day-care providers. |
| | D) | day-care centers. |
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Some alternatives to current child-care arrangements include: |
| | A) | child-friendly employers who allow babies and children to "come to the office." |
| | B) | play-care parent day-care cooperatives. |
| | C) | early entry to kindergarten. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Divorce: |
| | A) | appears to lead to greater family disorganization. |
| | B) | has little or no new effect on the lives of children. |
| | C) | no longer displaces homemakers in these days of women's liberation. |
| | D) | is less likely in second marriages. |
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Care for the elderly: |
| | A) | is provided by the family in 40 percent of cases. |
| | B) | falls mostly on the eldest son. |
| | C) | is provided by the sandwich generation. |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Which theoretical perspective sees the family as benefiting some people more than others? |
| | A) | conflict |
| | B) | functionalist |
| | C) | interactionist |
| | D) | structuralist |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education