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My __________________ consists of my mother, my father, my brother and me. |
| | A) | extended family |
| | B) | family of procreation |
| | C) | family of orientation |
| | D) | matrilocal family |
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My husband and my daughters constitute my: |
| | A) | extended family. |
| | B) | family of procreation. |
| | C) | family of orientation. |
| | D) | patrilocal family. |
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Under a ___________________ arrangement, descent and inheritance are determined through the mother's side of the family. |
| | A) | matrilineal |
| | B) | fratrilineal |
| | C) | patrilineal |
| | D) | bilineal |
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A newlywed couple moves into an apartment that they have rented together. This is an example of a _______________ residence. |
| | A) | patrilocal |
| | B) | matrilocal |
| | C) | fratrilocal |
| | D) | neolocal |
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__________________ is the requirement that marriage occur outside a particular group. |
| | A) | Endogamy |
| | B) | Exogamy |
| | C) | Polygamy |
| | D) | Monogamy |
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_____________________ is the requirement that marriage occur inside a particular group. |
| | A) | Endogamy |
| | B) | Exogamy |
| | C) | Polygamy |
| | D) | Monogamy |
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Which of the following is an accurate statement about polygyny? |
| | A) | Polygyny is the preferred type of marriage in poor nations. |
| | B) | Polygyny is a group marriage of multiple men and multiple women. |
| | C) | Polygyny tends to be favored where women make substantial contributions to subsistence. |
| | D) | Polygyny often involves the right of younger brothers to have sexual access to their brothers' wives. |
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Which of the following is a way that American society typically controls love? |
| | A) | close supervision |
| | B) | arranged marriage |
| | C) | social isolation |
| | D) | parental and peer pressure |
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Concerning factors in mate selection, which of the following theories suggests that two different personality traits that are the counterparts of each other provide a sense of completeness when they are joined? |
| | A) | complimentary needs theory |
| | B) | matching hypothesis theory |
| | C) | exchange theory |
| | D) | mutual co-dependence theory |
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10 | |
Which of the following is an accurate statement about marriage in America? |
| | A) | Married people typically have better mental and physical health than the non-married. |
| | 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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According to the authors, of the following goals, which one do Americans rank as most important? |
| | A) | being married |
| | B) | being married to the same person for one's whole life |
| | C) | having a happy marriage |
| | D) | marrying young |
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Research on parenthood indicates that: |
| | A) | marital adjustment ratings rise after the birth of a first child. |
| | B) | nuclear families do not go through changes and adjustments in family life. |
| | C) | the psychological well-being of parents with children living at home is better than that of childless couples. |
| | D) | middle-aged women whose children have left home experience greater marital happiness and enjoyment of life. |
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2001 nearly ______ percent of married women with children under the age of six participated in the paid labor force. |
| | A) | 44 |
| | B) | 50 |
| | C) | 65 |
| | D) | 75 |
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Which of the following is TRUE regarding working mothers and their children? |
| | A) | Maternal employment harms children. |
| | B) | The majority of today's families have access to quality day care. |
| | C) | Children benefit from the income mothers provide. |
| | D) | Children of working mothers tend to be conventional. |
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According to the textbook, 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) | the house runs most smoothly when the man makes the decisions. |
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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 living with stepfathers do as well in school and in their social lives as children living with their fathers. |
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about singlehood? |
| | A) | The number of Americans living alone more than doubled between 1970 and 2000. |
| | B) | The mental health of persons who live alone is not as good as that of unmarried persons living with others. |
| | C) | In 2000, 52 percent of men and nearly 40 percent of women, 25-29 years old, had never been married. |
| | D) | By 2000, more than one of every four households had only one person living in it. |
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about single-parenthood? |
| | A) | More than 25 percent of youngsters live with just one parent. |
| | B) | Eighty-two percent of children living in a single-parent home live with their mother. |
| | C) | The number of men raising children on their own has been decreasing. |
| | D) | The largest share of children living in single-parent homes live with a divorced parent. |
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According to the U.S. Census, in 2001, ________ percent of all births in the United States were to unwed mothers. |
| | A) | 17 |
| | B) | 26 |
| | C) | 31 |
| | D) | 42 |
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20 | |
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about homosexuality? |
| | A) | Gay and lesbian couples are more likely than married couples to divvy up household tasks so that each partner performs an equal number of different tasks. |
| | B) | Several countries (including Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands) allow same-sex couples to marry. |
| | C) | It is difficult to get an accurate estimate of the population size of homosexuals because many may be reluctant to admit to being homosexual for fear of discrimination and social stigma. |
| | D) | In 2000, California became the first state to pass a civil-union law giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights as heterosexual married couples. |
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding family violence? |
| | A) | The most likely perpetrator of child sexual abuse is a stranger. |
| | B) | Sexual abuse of children can cause behavioral and learning problems. |
| | C) | Nearly one in four women reports to having been assaulted by an intimate partner. |
| | D) | Children who are spanked are more likely to behave poorly. |
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In families where both parents work, or where the only parent works, the most commonly used form of child care is: |
| | A) | parents or grandparents. |
| | B) | day-care centers. |
| | C) | nannies. |
| | D) | home day-care providers. |
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about child care in the U.S.? |
| | A) | High-quality day care and preschools are good for children. |
| | B) | Much of the day care available is of poor quality. |
| | C) | Child care workers are some of the lowest paid workers in the United States. |
| | D) | The United States, like most industrialized nations, has a comprehensive child care program. |
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According to the text, which of the following is NOT a true statement about caring for the elderly in the U.S.? |
| | A) | Only 5 percent of people 65 and older who live in families live below the poverty level. |
| | B) | Twenty-one percent of individuals 65 and older who do not live in families live below the poverty level. |
| | C) | Care for the elderly falls most often on sons and sons-in-law. |
| | D) | In 80 percent of cases, any care an elderly person requires is provided by his or her family. |
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The _________________ perspective sees the family as a social arrangement that benefits some people more than others. |
| | A) | conflict |
| | B) | functionalist |
| | C) | interactionist |
| | D) | structuralist |
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