Social Change and the Family Review Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the dynamic relationship between social change and the family, examining how shifting cultural, economic, political, and technological forces impact family structures, roles, and relationships. Students will analyze historical and contemporary trends such as changing gender roles, marriage and divorce rates, intergenerational relationships, and the role of family policy across diverse societies. Using sociological theories and empirical research, the course will encourage critical reflection on how families both influence and are influenced by broader processes of social transformation.
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The Family Diversity Inequality and Social Change 1st Edition by Philip N. Cohen
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Chapter 1: A Sociology of the Family
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Q1) A longitudinal survey is one that is sent
A) each year to a different group of high school students.
B) to 12th graders in the same high school each year.
C) only once to a group of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders.
D) to the same people every five years.
Answer: D
Q2) What is the difference between random selection and nonrandom selection?
A) Random selection ensures that there is a large number of people selected, but nonrandom selection does not.
B) Nonrandom selection ensures that each person in the sample has the same likelihood of being chosen, while random selection does not.
C) Random selection is more regionally diverse than nonrandom sampling.
D) Random selection ensures that each person in the population has the same likelihood of being chosen, while nonrandom selection does not.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Family in History
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a major trend in the historical changes in American family life?
A) Family size has decreased.
B) The economic function of the family has been transformed.
C) Divorce rates have declined.
D) Families have become more diverse.
Answer: C
Q2) During the nineteenth century,the social construction of childhood developed in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
A) childhood happiness was considered.
B) emotional bonds with parents were acceptable.
C) children were seen as fundamentally innocent.
D) conformity was emphasized.
Answer: D
Q3) Humans' increased longevity over time is largely the result of:
A) genetic changes.
B) government policy.
C) standard of living.
D) education.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Race,Ethnicity,and Immigration
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Q1) What are some of the explanations sociologists have given regarding the phenomenon of single black women? What has been the impact of each of these explanations?
Answer: Students should be able to identify both historic and contemporary explanations for this phenomenon.Historically,the Moynihan Report,authored by Daniel Patrick Moynihan,a sociologist who went on to become a U.S.senator,suggested that the high rate of unmarried women was due to a pathology inherent in African American culture.Because Moynihan and others attributed ongoing racial inequality in large part to the nature of black family life,they appeared to be "blaming the victim" and contributing to racist stereotypes.In response,a different story came to dominate research-one that stressed the strength and resourcefulness of black families. Sociologists also tend to focus on the demographic characteristics of black populations that may hinder marriage prospects.For instance,young,unmarried black women outnumber employed black men in their age group by about 2 to 1.Many of the black men are unemployed,in prison,or no longer living.As a result,there is a shortage of men for black women to marry.The economy,job discrimination,incarceration policies,and health disparities combine to hurt the life chances of black men and women,including their chance of marriage.For whites,the "marriage market" numbers are much more even.
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Chapter 4: Families and Social Class
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Q1) In the text's discussion of poverty in single-parent households,which of the following is NOT one of the types of scarcity mentioned?
A) money
B) time
C) social capital
D) education
Q2) Income inequality has increased continuously since the 1960s,for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A) changes in public policy.
B) changes from manufacturing to service economy.
C) decrease in personal responsibility and work ethic.
D) deregulation of finance industry.
Q3) Parents who work in jobs that require creativity and divergent thinking are more likely to raise their children to value
A) obedience and promptness.
B) art and music.
C) creativity and divergent thinking.
D) education.
Q4) Discuss the poverty line,its origins,purpose,strengths,and weaknesses.
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) How are family roles or expectations differentiated by a child's gender?
Q2) Expectations for men's behavior compared to women's behavior
A) permit men more freedom in clothing choices.
B) are less strictly enforced for men than for women.
C) support a narrow cultural view of masculinity.
D) promote more bullying of women compared to bullying of men.
Q3) Briefly describe the differences between intersex and transgender.
Q4) Provide two reasons why there is a historical preference for male children.
Q5) All are accurate statements about identity EXCEPT
A) sexual and gender identities always match in adulthood.
B) the expression of identity is often a place where social change occurs.
C) sexual identity is the recognition of a biological sex category.
D) gender identity is the identification with social categories like boy or girl.
Q6) A sexual identity
A) is never a source of anxiety for humans.
B) develops once children start to interact with others.
C) is assigned to all children at birth.
D) will have little impact on one's future relationships.
Q7) What do researchers mean by interactive circles of socialization?
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Chapter 6: Sexuality
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Q1) Sam is not sexually attracted to either gender and shows little interest in sexual partners.This form of sexual orientation is best described as A) asexual.
B) bisexual.
C) heterosexual.
D) homosexual.
Q2) On average,men report about twice as many sexual partners as women.This is evidence of a A) sexual script.
B) double standard.
C) gender bias.
D) biological distinction.
Q3) Summarize the role of social networks on STD rates.
Q4) Explain the different STD rates for black Americans compared to other racial groups.
Q5) Which have more impact on human behavior: biological influences or social influences? Provide examples from the text to support your decision.
Q6) Examine the role of modern technology in the relaxing of the sexual double standard.
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Chapter 7: Love and Romantic Relationships
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Q1) Gay,lesbian,and bisexual teens tend to have their first serious relationship at a later age than heterosexual teens.This is due in part to
A) difficulty meeting appropriate romantic partners.
B) parental interference with teens' personal choices.
C) their hoping to find that homosexuality is a phase.
D) high acceptance of gay teens by authorities and peers.
Q2) Which of the following groups is most likely to date within their racial-ethnic group?
A) Native Americans
B) African Americans
C) Asian Americans
D) Hispanic Americans
Q3) Describe the social script for the first day of class.How is this script similar to the script you would follow for a first date?
Q4) Sociologists call the process of how or why people end up together
A) dating.
B) mate selection.
C) relationship sorting.
D) family formation.
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Chapter 8: Marriage and Cohabitation
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Q1) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)had two major goals.They were:
A) to provide food and health care assistance to poor families.
B) to provide education and cash assistance to poor families.
C) to provide assistance to poor families and promote two-parent families.
D) to provide assistance to single parents and their children.
Q2) In researching marriage among black men,Tera Hurt found that happily married men usually valued which of the following?
A) lifelong commitment, success, education, and security
B) success, education, emotional support, and security
C) lifelong commitment, success, emotional support, and security
D) religious commitment, lifelong commitment, success, and security
Q3) Outline the marriage market model and evaluate its effectiveness in understanding mate selection.
Q4) Which are the two assumptions necessary for viewing marriage as a market?
A) voluntary participation and competition
B) available partners and competition
C) available partners and valuing partners
D) competition and valuing partners
Q5) Marriage remains a strongly valued social institution.Discuss two motivations for individuals to marry.
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Chapter 9: Families and Children
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Q1) Jasmine,a 34-year-old assistant professor,just found out she is pregnant.Define the concept of opportunity costs and explain what opportunity costs Jasmine might face.
Q2) The sociological definition of parents
A) is limited to the mother-father couple.
B) includes a specific number of parents.
C) requires one man and one woman.
D) is fluid, especially when the law does not set the rules.
Q3) In part because of the legal,technological,or financial obstacles they must overcome to have children,same-sex couples have been shown to
A) be less likely to pursue adoption.
B) be unusually committed to parenting.
C) spend less time and energy on their children.
D) provide their children better financial support.
Q4) What percentage of children live with a cohabiting parent at some point in their lives?
A) 5
B) 18
C) 40
D) 60
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Chapter 10: Divorce,Remarriage,and Blended Families
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Q1) After a divorce,women's income,on average:
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) is supplemented by child support.
D) is unaffected by divorce.
Q2) Summarize the role of an annulment in remarriages.
Q3) After "no fault" divorce laws,there was a spike in divorces,and then the rate ________.
A) decreased sharply
B) decreased slightly
C) increased slightly
D) increased sharply
Q4) The income effect has been noted to:
A) increase the likelihood to leave happy marriages.
B) increase the likelihood to leave unhappy marriages.
C) increase divorce as income increases.
D) decrease divorce as income increases.
Q5) Summarize the positive and negative outcomes of divorce for partners.
Q6) Describe the income effect on divorce.
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Q7) Consider the outcome of living together before marriage for an engaged couple.
Chapter 11: Work and Families
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Q1) In what order did women historically enter the workplace?
A) first women under 20 years old, then women between 20 and 40 years old, then women over 40 years old
B) first single women, then married women without children, and eventually most married women with young children
C) first married women who were only children, then women with one sibling, then women with two or more siblings
D) first women in the northeastern United States, then women in the southern United States, then women in the midwestern United States
Q2) What concept does sociologist Judith Lorber propose as a way to gradually erase gender differences in the responsibilities of men and women?
A) Protestant family ethic
B) degendering families
C) divorce
D) marriage counseling
Q3) Compare and contrast how single parents and married parents experience work-family conflict.What is one possible solution for work-family conflict proposed for each group?
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Chapter 12: Family Violence and Abuse
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Q1) The effects of child abuse are often first noted
A) when the child becomes an abuser
B) in their behavior
C) by a teacher
D) as signs of PTSD
Q2) Jack and Jill live together and have a romantic relationship.Occasionally they get into screaming matches that escalate into pushing.This is considered A) child abuse
B) elder abuse
C) intimate partner violence
D) poor communication, but not family violence
Q3) According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence survey,_____________ percent of women are raped or experience an attempted rape while in college.
A) 25-30
B) 20-25
C) 15-20
D) 10-15
Q4) Consider the role of peer pressure in rape and sexual assault during college.
Q5) List the characteristics of the most common victims of family violence.
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Chapter 13: The Future of the Family
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Q1) Married mothers are more likely to report _____________ than single mothers.
A) more free time
B) less free time
C) feeling rushed
D) feeling relaxed
Q2) The relative population of people in each age group within a society is known as
A) demographic transition
B) the population pyramid
C) age structure
D) generational bias
Q3) According to the text,individuals must create a _____________ identity to interact with the state.
A) citizen
B) worker and consumer
C) family member and relationship
D) sexual
Q4) List the types of families that now make up more than half the U.S.population.
Q5) Consider the two causes for the conservative belief in family conformity.
Q6) Explain how religion is an important milestone marker in family life.
Q7) Consider ways that families have lower inequality than in the past.
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