Family Sociology
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Family Sociology explores the social institution of the family, examining its structures, functions, and variations across cultures and historical periods. The course investigates how families are formed, maintained, and changed by social forces such as gender, race, class, economic factors, and public policy. Students analyze contemporary issues affecting families, including marriage patterns, parenting, intergenerational relationships, and the impact of social change, while utilizing theoretical frameworks and empirical research to critically assess the evolving nature of family life in society.
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The Marriage and Family Experience Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society 11th Edition by
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Chapter 1: The Meaning of Marriage and the Family
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Q1) Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The shaping of individual behavior to conform to social or cultural norms is referred to as
A)acculturation.
B)socialization.
C)societal imaging.
D)cultural modeling.
Answer: B
Q3) Marriage establishes specific roles within the wider community and society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Anthropologists all agree that the father is necessary in the family unit.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Studying Marriage and the Family
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Q1) Ambiguous loss and post-traumatic stress disorder are not the same thing.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) All of the following statements are true regarding social exchange theory EXCEPT
A)We consciously measure most of our actions and relationships.
B)We use a cost-benefit analysis in our relationships.
C)Exchanges between people have to balance out or the relationship is likely to end.
D)Cooperation is necessary for stability.
Answer: A
Q3) The rules of critical thinking call for A)personal experience.
B)objectivity.
C)values.
D)opinions.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Variations in American Family Life
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Q1) Among Hispanics, which group has the highest socioeconomic status?
A)Cuban Americans.
B)Mexican Americans.
C)Puerto Rican Americans.
D)Argentine Americans.
Answer: A
Q2) Despite the considerable variations among tribal groups, two aspects of Native American families that are important are
A)extended families and high rates of intermarriage.
B)tribal identities and acculturation.
C)migration and tribal identities.
D)monogamy and extended families.
Answer: A
Q3) About 10 percent of the U.S.population is upper class.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Discuss four major differences between family life in colonial America and post-industrial America.
Answer: Not Provided
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Chapter 4: Gender and Family
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Q1) Learning through imitation is known as A)modeling.
B)channeling.
C)manipulation.
D)transcending.
Q2) The primary agents forming our gender roles are A)the media.
B)parents. C)peers.
D)teachers.
Q3) Music videos and talk shows emphasize female thinness. A)True
B)False
Q4) Social learning theory represents a modification of the traditional behaviorist approach to include A)unlearned stimuli.
B)unlearned responses.
C)punishment. D)cognition.
Q5) Describe how gender socialization continues in adulthood.
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Chapter 5: Intimacy, Friendship, and Love
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Q1) When we first meet someone, intimacy increases rapidly as we
A)make critical discoveries about each other.
B)become more and more sexually active.
C)develop a successful relationship.
D)become habituated to passion.
Q2) Kate decided to leave her husband because she believed she was putting much more into the relationship than she was getting out of it.Kate's decision to leave was affected by
A)the balance of costs and benefits.
B)normative inputs.
C)structural constraints.
D)obsessing over the relationship.
Q3) According to Dolores Borland, we should think of love not as a wheel but rather as a A)clockspring.
B)sphere.
C)triangle.
D)square.
Q4) Discuss how friendships are similar and different from love relationships.
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Chapter 6: Understanding Sex and Sexualities
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Q1) A strong dislike, fear, or hatred of lesbians and gay men because of their homosexuality is known as A)antigay prejudice.
B)homoeroticism.
C)homophobia.
D)autoeroticism.
Q2) List and describe the key elements involved in sexual responsibility.
Q3) Teens and young adults in which of the following groups are LEAST likely to be sexually active?
A)Asian Americans
B)Caucasians
C)African Americans
D)Hispanics
Q4) The romantic attraction that almost always precedes gay or lesbian activity by several years is known as A)homophobia.
B)coming out.
C)homosexuality.
D)homoeroticism.
Q5) How can you protect yourself and others against sexually transmitted infection?
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Chapter 7: Communication, Power, and Conflict
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Q1) Research has found that couples in satisfied marriages tend to do all of the following except
A)disclose mostly negative thoughts.
B)engage willingly in conflict.
C)encode and decode messages accurately.
D)spend less time in conflict.
Q2) Positive strategies for resolving conflict include all of the following EXCEPT
A)supporting your partner.
B)avoidance of the issue.
C)using rational arguments.
D)negotiation.
Q3) Couples with the greatest degree of agreement have the greatest eye contact with each other.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All of the following are true of touch EXCEPT
A)it is the most basic of all senses.
B)it is a life-giving force for infants.
C)sexual behavior relies above almost all else on touch.
D)there are no gender differences in touch.
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Chapter 8: Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective
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Q1) How does parenthood affect marital success?
Q2) The marriage debate refers to the debate about whether
A)marriage is becoming more or less popular.
B)marriage has become more or less stable over time.
C)the family is in decline or dynamic, changing, and resilient.
D)the duration of marriage effect truly exists.
Q3) Adjusting our idealized pictures of marriage to fit the reality of our partner's personality and the circumstances of the marriage is a process known as identity bargaining.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Marriages that are homogamous tend to be more stable than those that are heterogamous because
A)homogamous couples may have more approval from relatives.
B)homogamous couples are probably less conventional.
C)heterogamous couples are likely to be rigid in their beliefs.
D)homogamous couples may have considerably different values.
Q5) Discuss relationship factors that predict marital success.
Q6) Discuss enduring marriages.
Q7) Discuss the functions of engagement.
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Chapter 9: Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation
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Q1) Cohabitation is
A)more likely among those with less education.
B)less likely among those whose parents divorced.
C)more likely among men who have full-time, year-round employment.
D)most prevalent among whites.
Q2) Domestic partnerships
A)are recognized by most Fortune 500 companies.
B)are the same as common law marriages.
C)are only allowed for heterosexual couples.
D)are not found in state or government agencies.
Q3) Common law marriage
A)is the same thing as domestic partnership.
B)refers to marriage recognized religiously but not legally.
C)requires that the couple presents themselves as married.
D)is recognized only after 7 years of cohabitation.
Q4) Which statement is FALSE regarding gay and lesbian cohabitation?
A)About 20 percent of same-sex couples are raising children.
B)Same sex couples are more likely to be dual earners than married couples.
C)Same-sex couples can marry in most states and the District of Columbia.
D)Lesbian couples value fidelity as much as heterosexual women.
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Chapter 10: Becoming Parents and Experiencing Parenthood
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Q1) With respect to adoption, we find
A)closed adoption is the norm.
B)open adoption is preferred by most adoption experts.
C)self-esteem is highest for those in closed adoptions.
D)views are mixed about the benefits of open adoption.
Q2) Parentified children
A)can experience benefits from taking care of their parents before adulthood.
B)tend to reject careers in the helping professions as adults.
C)are typically self-focused and self-centered as adults as a result of their early childhood experiences.
D)are viewed as abnormal in all cultures.
Q3) Pregnancy rates remain highest for women in their A)late teens.
B)twenties.
C)thirties.
D)There is no difference in the pregnancy rates for the above groups.
Q4) The cost of raising children is the same regardless of one's social class.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Distinguish between the culture of fatherhood and the conduct of fatherhood.
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Chapter 11: Marriage, Work, and Economics
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Q1) Little league versus overtime is an example of A)role strain.
B)interrole conflict.
C)novitiate stage.
D)work spillover.
Q2) Discuss the five areas affected when fathers are at home and mothers are breadwinners.
Q3) Men tend to see their role in housekeeping or childcare as A)critical to the family.
B)their primary role.
C)very fulfilling.
D)"helping their partner."
Q4) The housewife was created by A)World War II.
B)consumerism.
C)industrialization.
D)enlightenment.
Q5) Define "shift couples" and identify how shift work affects family life.
Q6) Characterize peer marriages.
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Chapter 12: Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse
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Q1) "People hit and abuse family members because they can" is a contention of _____ theory.
A)exchange
B)social control
C)resource
D)social learning
Q2) When does dating violence and abuse begin?
A)In early adulthood (ages 18-25).
B)At sixteen.
C)At eighteen.
D)As soon as young people begin relationships.
Q3) The model of family violence that assumes that social systems are based on force or the threat of force is the _____ model.
A)resources
B)social situations
C)social learning
D)social control
Q4) Most women stay in abusive relationships.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce
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Q1) Based on social integration, we would expect which people to have higher divorce rates?
A)people who are religious
B)people who are independent
C)people who live in rural areas
D)people who are more involved in the community.
Q2) All of the following are true of American marriages EXCEPT
A)We have one of the highest marriage rates in the industrialized world.
B)We have one of the highest divorce rates in the world.
C)We have one of the highest remarriage rates in the world.
D)We have one of the lowest divorce rates in the world for remarriages.
Q3) Mandatory visitation has been suggested as a way to keep custodial parents from limiting contact between the children and the noncustodial parent.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Following divorce, women are primarily responsible for both childrearing and the economic support of children.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families, Remarriages,
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Q1) Children among what ethnic group are most likely to live in single-parent families? A)White
B)African-American C)Mexican-American D)Puerto Rican
Q2) Courtships for remarriage may trigger all of the following EXCEPT A)old fears.
B)regrets.
C)habits of relating.
D)depression.
Q3) The main contexts from which divorced women and men might find another partner include all of the following EXCEPT A)the workplace.
B)through Internet dating services.
C)through leisure activities.
D)through their social network.
Q4) Discuss some ways in which stepfamilies offer children some bonuses.
Q5) Describe the characteristics of successful single parents.
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