Deck 7: Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Question 1

Prior to the Industrial Revolution,families served which of the following function(s)?

A)religious training
B)economic production
C)regulation of sexual activity
D)All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding interracial and interethnic marriages in the United States is the most accurate?

A)The majority of Americans express a belief that interracial and interethnic marriages hurt society.
B)The problems faced by interracial and interethnic couples fifty years ago no longer exist.
C)The percentage of marriages that are interracial or interethnic is higher than it was in 1980.
D)The percentage of marriages that are interracial or interethnic is lower than it was in 1980.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is the definition of exogamy?

A)marriage of one man and one woman
B)marriage of one person to more than one spouse at the same time
C)marriage within one's social group
D)marriage outside one's social group

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Choosing a marriage partner from within a social group to which one belongs is known as

A)marginalization.
B)heterogeny.
C)exogamy.
D)endogamy.

Question 5

William J.Goode asserted that

A)society should return to the traditional bread-winner/bread-baker model of family.
B)people should marry within their religious groups.
C)children are better off in two-parent families.
D)the "traditional" family idealized by so many,never existed.

Question 6

In the United States,the dual-earner family type

A)has declined in popularity since 1900.
B)was especially common in the 1950s.
C)is now second only to the single-earner family type.
D)is now the most common family type.

Question 7

Which of the following arrangements best fits the definition of a nuclear family?

A)a granddaughter and grandmother living in the same house
B)three sisters sharing an apartment
C)a man and his husband living in an apartment with their twin daughters
D)two friends living in the same house and sharing expenses

Question 8

Which of the following statements about divorce in the United States is true?

A)Compared to other industrialized nations,the United States has a high divorce rate.
B)Compared to other industrialized nations,the United States has a low divorce rate.
C)Compared to other industrialized nations,the United States has an undetectable divorce rate.
D)Compared to other industrialized nations,the United States has an ambiguous divorce rate.

Question 9

Sociologists have found that over the past several decades,Americans have

A)increased their memberships in community organizations.
B)decreased their memberships in community organizations.
C)maintained the same levels of membership in community organizations.
D)switched from religious organizations to civic organizations.

Question 10

When U.S.households of the past were numerically large,this was most likely due to

A)census respondents inflating the number of people in the household in order to receive additional government assistance.
B)the number of extended family members living under one roof.
C)the number of non-family members living in the household.
D)the longer life expectancy of older adult relatives.

Question 11

All of these are benefits which can be legally denied to people because of their family status EXCEPT

A)inheritance rights.
B)eligibility for certain jobs.
C)hospital visitation rights.
D)savings from joint tax returns.

Question 12

Many of today's pressing political issues,such as affordable health insurance and quality education,are essentially _____ problems.

A)economic
B)insurmountable
C)symbolic
D)family

Question 13

Unlike many other societies,newly formed families in the United States tend to be

A)neolocal.
B)patrilocal.
C)matrilocal.
D)extended.

Question 14

Marriage within one's social group is called

A)exogamy.
B)patricide.
C)endogamy.
D)fratricide.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about U.S.families is false?

A)It is difficult to measure the amount of domestic violence that takes place in U.S.households.
B)Divorce rates fell during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
C)Divorce rates dropped in the period just after World War II and again in the 1950s.
D)Since the mid-1980s,the divorce rate has been steadily increasing.

Question 16

According to the U.S.Bureau of the Census,a married couple with no children is considered

A)a family.
B)a matriarchy.
C)a patrilocal residence.
D)non-family household.

Question 17

In collectivist societies like China and Japan,which of the following is more important than personal achievement?

A)self-reliance
B)self-sacrifice
C)lederhosen
D)individual success

Question 18

In the late 1800s,which group of women was most likely to be employed outside the home?

A)upper-class,white,married women
B)middle-class,white,married women
C)black,single women
D)middle-class,white,single women

Question 19

Although U.S.divorce rates were lower in the past,married people still split up.Which of the following was a "functional equivalent" of divorce for U.S.couples?

A)desertion and abandonment
B)forced separation
C)polygamy
D)patricide

Question 20

By what standard do many of us judge the quality of our lives?

A)our relationships with others
B)the number of children we have
C)the health status of our loved ones
D)our living arrangements

Question 21

In cases of divorce,the relationship that children have with their noncustodial parent tends to _____ over time.

A)strengthen
B)grow
C)mature
D)deteriorate

Question 22

Which age group is most vulnerable to family violence?

A)young adults
B)those of middle age
C)the elderly
D)children

Question 23

In the United States,which social institution plays the greatest role in promoting marriages within the same social class?

A)education
B)politics
C)religion
D)surname

Question 24

Which of the following statements about marriage and divorce in the United States is true?

A)All couples are equally likely to divorce.
B)Divorce rates vary by race and ethnicity.
C)Divorce is considered taboo.
D)Divorce rates peaked in 2015.

Question 25

According to Mary Pattillo-McCoy,what challenge do black urban middle-class parents face that white middle-class parents do not?

A)They are considered less affluent than white middle-class parents.
B)They are not able to enroll their children in activities like Boy and Girl Scouts.
C)They don't have access to technology and other resources to help their children succeed.
D)They must contend with negative influences coming from adjacent poor neighborhoods.

Question 26

Research on marriage and health shows that,in the United States,

A)married men live longer than single men.
B)single women live longer than married women.
C)married women are healthier than married men.
D)single women are more depressed than married women.

Question 27

In some societies,it is customary for a newly married couple to establish a household near the wife's family.This would be considered a _________ residence.

A)matrilocal
B)patrilocal
C)neolocal
D)commulocal

Question 28

Which U.S.region has the highest divorce rates?

A)the Northeast
B)the Northwest
C)the Southwest
D)the South

Question 29

When we consider divorce rates around the world,we find that they are associated with _____ development.

A)religious
B)corporate
C)socioeconomic
D)educational

Question 30

Which statement most accurately reflects U.S.trends with respect to divorce?

A)In the century before World War II,the divorce rate had been steadily increasing.
B)The rate of divorce has been increasing exponentially since 1980.
C)The high divorce rates of the 1960s and 1970s represented a shift away from a trend.
D)The divorce rate is unrelated to external social forces.

Question 31

A family unit made up of at least one parent and one child is known as a

A)matrilineal family.
B)perpendicular family.
C)atomic family.
D)nuclear family.

Question 32

Divorce laws in every U.S.state have a form of _____ which eliminates the requirement that one partner be found guilty of a transgression.

A)marital retribution
B)cooling-off period
C)mandatory waiting periods
D)no-fault divorce

Question 33

It is common in many Arab societies for a woman to move in with and become a part of her husbands' household.This is an example of which kind of living arrangement?

A)neolocal
B)matrilocal
C)patrilocal
D)familocal

Question 34

In the United States,what is the cultural standard against which all intimate partnerships are judged?

A)the extended family
B)the hybrid family
C)monogamous marriage
D)the mother and child bond

Question 35

In 2015,the ________ decided that same-sex couples have the constitutional right to legal marriage.

A)president of the United States
B)205th Congress
C)Supreme Court
D)Attorney General

Question 36

According to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics,the average length of marriage before divorce is

A)less than 1 year.
B)9 years.
C)23 years.
D)42 years.

Question 37

Marriage between more than two people is referred to as

A)exogamy.
B)polyamory.
C)polygamy.
D)endogamy.

Question 38

Which statement is NOT true?

A)France offers paid leave (from work)to new mothers.
B)All European Union member nations must allow parents to request flexible,part-time or work-from-home arrangements.
C)Most children in the United States have at least one stay-at-home parent.
D)Businesses with fewer than 50 employees are exempt from the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Question 39

When couples are dissatisfied with the amount of money they have and how it is spent,they are likely to

A)be satisfied with other aspects of their relationship.
B)find other aspects of their relationship unsatisfactory.
C)compensate by working harder on their relationship.
D)pull closer together.

Question 40

Tithing obligations and premarital counseling illustrate the influence of _____ on family life.

A)race
B)ethnicity
C)education
D)religion

Question 41

For many victims of intimate partner violence,the decision to stay in an abusive relationship is often a(n)_____ decision,based on an evaluation of one's circumstances.

A)dysfunctional
B)rational
C)unreasonable
D)absurd

Question 42

Which of the following would be considered an extended family household?

A)Pete and Stella,a married heterosexual couple,live at 10 Rosebud Lane.
B)Pete and Steve,a married homosexual couple,live at 5 Rosebud Lane.
C)Pete and Stella,a married heterosexual couple live with Stella's mother,Ida,at 20 Rosebud Lane.
D)Pete,a single father lives with his elementary school-age son at 15 Rosebud Lane.

Question 43

Which of the following would be a sociological explanation for family violence in the United States?

A)Achieving goals through violence is a feature of the culture.
B)The intimate knowledge possessed by family members allows them to know which "buttons to push" during arguments.
C)There are many stresses and strains associated with family life.
D)All of the above

Question 44

Today,children in the United States are more likely to live in a single-parent home than their 19th-century counterparts.

Question 45

How does the masochism thesis explain domestic violence against women?

A)Women often lack the financial resources to leave abusive partners.
B)Women are often encouraged by family members to remain in abusive relationships.
C)Women derive satisfaction from being humiliated and injured.
D)Women are reluctant to leave an abusive partner because they do not want to be responsible for ending a relationship.

Question 46

Domestic violence is found in families of every race,class,and religion.

Question 47

Discuss Mary Pattillo-McCoy's observations on the experiences of black middle-class parents.What challenges do they face that white middle-class parents do not face?

Question 48

Marriage of one person to more than one spouse at the same time is called polygamy.

Question 49

The practice of being married to only one person at a time is known as

A)polyandry.
B)polyamory.
C)misogyny.
D)monogamy.

Question 50

Whether social media sites enhance and strengthen,or weaken and degrade,our interpersonal relationships is a matter that is being debated among both laypeople and scholars.

Question 51

Marriage is no longer important in the United States.

Question 52

What is one reason for the decrease in the U.S.Jewish population?

A)Over the last 60 years,Jews have become more likely to violate rules specifying religious endogamy.
B)Over the last 60 years,Jews have become less likely to violate rules specifying religious endogamy.
C)Over the last 60 years,Jews have become more likely to violate rules specifying religious exogamy
D)Over the last 60 years,the birth rate for Jewish couples has steadily increased.

Question 53

The United States has the most generous family leave policy of all industrialized countries.

Question 54

Interracial marriage is illegal in the state of Texas.

Question 55

The family is a social institution found in every society.

Question 56

In 1957,South Korea made it illegal to marry someone with the same

A)profession.
B)religion.
C)surname.
D)friends.

Question 57

What is the quickest and cheapest way to find a romantic partner in today's society?

A)by attending sporting events
B)through bars and pubs
C)through online dating
D)by hiring a prostitute

Question 58

A single father living with his two children is an example of a nuclear family.

Question 59

Children are less likely to be victims of family violence than other family members.

Question 60

Which of the following limits choices for intimate partners to those within groups to which they both belong?

A)endogamy
B)exogamy
C)gametes
D)miscegenation

Question 61

Describe the bias a single person may face in today's society.How would a sociologist explain these biases?

Question 62

Identify and describe two factors that may affect a child's well-being following a divorce.

Question 63

Family life does not just reflect individual choices;it also reflects the structure of society.Provide three examples of how society shapes family life.

Question 64

Compare and contrast U.S.and European family leave policies.

Question 65

How is family defined by the U.S.Census Bureau? What family types are excluded from this definition? Why is the Census Bureau's definition of family sociologically important?

Question 66

Identify at least two factors that may help to explanation the high divorce rates for remarriages.

Question 67

Describe at least three social functions that were performed by the family before the Industrial Revolution.

Question 68

Identify three myths about "traditional" American families.Why do you think they persist?

Question 69

Discuss the cultural,social,and economic forces that contribute to domestic violence.How do these factors affect a woman's decision to stay in,or leave,an abusive relationship?