Deck 10: Marriage and Family

Question 1

The greatest emotional overload is experienced in the traditional extended family.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

With the increase in the Latino population in the United States, the emphasis on machismo has become ever more pronounced.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Romantic love and its importance in marriage are a cultural universal.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A society that prohibits interracial marriage by law is enforcing endogamy.

Question 5

Those who never get married are more likely to live longer than those who get divorced.

Question 6

The rate of divorce among remarried couples is much lower than the rate of divorce among first time marriages.

Question 7

In the family men are more likely than women to initiate violence.

Question 8

The term family is one difficult to define because of the many varieties of family displayed in the world's cultures.

Question 9

Sociologically, there is no such thing as the American family, the African American family, or the white American family.

Question 10

With the need for independence and greater opportunity, children are leaving home at an earlier age and less likely to return home after they leave.

Question 11

Research shows divorced fathers often eventually stop seeing their children altogether.

Question 12

Program software used by companies to manage small teams can be an effective tool for families to coordinate activities, solve problems, etc.

Question 13

Functionalists note the incest taboo serves to avoid role confusion in families.

Question 14

Among all family groups, Native Americans are the most likely to be permissive with their children and avoid physical punishment.

Question 15

The chances of divorce increase as the level of one's education and income increases.

Question 16

Online dating has become so popular that one fifth of heterosexual couples and three-fifths of homosexual couples now meet online.

Question 17

The use of nannies by upper-middle-class families has demonstrated a number of problems including tensions over differences in disciplinary action, parents missing important milestones in the child's life (first step and first words), and the emotional attachment the child develops with the nanny.

Question 18

Children from single-parent families are more likely to participate in deviant behaviors.

Question 19

Researchers have found that the main struggles of same-sex couples are the same problems that heterosexual couples face.

Question 20

Sociologists use the term homogamy to refer to the tendency for people who share similar characteristics to marry one another.

Question 21

Sociologically, what is the immediate family of husband, wife, and children called who live apart from other kin?

A)the nuclear family
B)the vertical extended family
C)the horizontal extended family
D)the traditional family

Question 22

What state had the most extreme penalty for interracial marriage?

A)Georgia
B)Mississippi
C)Alabama
D)South Carolina

Question 23

Based on research, romantic love consists of what two components?

A)instinctive and physical
B)cognitive and biological
C)emotional and cognitive
D)physical and emotional

Question 24

Maria and Brian recently gave birth to their first child. Based on sociological findings, what is the likely change in the marital satisfaction that Maria and Brian feel towards one another?

A)It will increase.
B)It will decrease.
C)It will probably remain the same.
D)It is totally unpredictable.

Question 25

Why do functionalists argue that the incest taboo is a nearly universal norm?

A)It reinforces patriarchal authority.
B)Incest is universally regarded as a deviant act.
C)The incest taboo facilitates the socialization of children and avoids role confusion.
D)It prevents the transference of genetic defects.

Question 26

Husbands remain primarily responsible for earning the income and wives are primarily responsible for the house and children. This is an arrangement sociologists call ________.

A)sexism in U.S. society
B)the gendered division of labor
C)techniques of resistance
D)the hidden curriculum

Question 27

Bertha has just turned 16 and has caught the special interest of her father because she looks just as attractive and sexy as her mother did when they first dated. Bertha's mother has noticed this and now feels like a maid, not a wife and mother. What do sociologists call this condition of a father seeing his daughter as a possible sexual interest, and a wife feeling as though she is a maid, rather than a wife and mother?

A)ego identity
B)role distance
C)diffusion of responsibility
D)role confusion

Question 28

In the United States and many other parts of the world, the common practice is for whites to marry whites, African Americans to marry African Americans, and members of specific social classes to marry within their class. This marital practice is called ________.

A)exogamy
B)endogamy
C)polygyny
D)polygamy

Question 29

What is the single greatest influence of marital homogamy?

A)propinquity
B)endogamy
C)exogamy
D)heterogamy

Question 30

It is still customary in U.S. society for a bride to accept her husband's last name and for the bride's family to pay for the wedding. What is the line of authority this represents?

A)patriarchy
B)matriarchy
C)a bilineal society
D)an egalitarian society

Question 31

In some tribal societies it is highly encouraged for the son or daughter of one tribe to marry the son or daughter of a neighboring or rival tribe to build camaraderie and form an alliance. This pattern of marital behavior is called ________.

A)exogamy
B)endogamy
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Question 32

In the United States, what is the choice of a marriage partner most dependent upon?

A)It is totally unpredictable because love is blind.
B)It is based on individuals engaging in a rational cost/benefit analysis.
C)It is highly influenced by pheromones.
D)It is influenced by age, education, class, race and religion.

Question 33

John was adopted as an infant by the Smiths, and has always considered them his real family. What do sociologists classify the Smith family as it is regarded by John?

A)It is his family of procreation.
B)It is his family of orientation.
C)It is his family of marriage.
D)It is his family of obligation.

Question 34

The feeling of sexual attraction and idealization of another is called ________.

A)romantic love
B)animal magnetism
C)rational emotive attraction
D)emotional overload

Question 35

Frank, Jim, Martha and Louise occupy the same apartment, sharing routine chores such as cooking, cleaning and laundry. Each contributes a share of their earnings to pay utilities and food costs. Sociologists would describe this group as a ________.

A)family
B)household
C)patriarchy
D)clan

Question 36

Bob and Tom are brothers. Bob has been married for 25 years. Tom has never been married, but he has been in a long-term relationship with the same woman for the past 27 years. Which of the following statements is most likely true?

A)Bob and Tom can be expected to live the same amount of years.
B)Bob will likely outlive Tom.
C)Tom will likely outlive Bob.
D)We cannot make any conclusions about who could live longer.

Question 37

In some Native American tribes, what transpires when a male warrior takes on a berdache?

A)He has passed the final test of being a warrior worthy of the tribe's respect.
B)He has accepts a spouse who is another man who now takes on all the responsibilities of a woman.
C)He has taken a woman captured in warfare and made her the mother of his children.
D)He accepted the code of the tribe that demands he give his life for the tribe if need be.

Question 38

Sociologically, what is a family?

A)A man and a woman and their children engaged in a supportive relationship.
B)A household composed of people of different sexes.
C)Any couple who have been legally married.
D)Two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Question 39

In Bongo Bongo, male members of the tribe may each legally have three wives. This is a family relationship defined as ________.

A)serial marriage
B)serial monogamy
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Question 40

Of the following household responsibilities, in which category is there the greatest gap in hours between the husband's duties and the wife's duties?

A)paid work
B)housework
C)childcare
D)total hours devoted to family

Question 41

Generally speaking, in which families would elders play the most active role in rearing their grandchildren?

A)Asian American
B)African American
C)Latino
D)Native American

Question 42

How many U.S. states still have laws prohibiting same-sex marriage?

A)15
B)23
C)31
D)41

Question 43

How has the age of the average first-time bride and groom in the United States changed since 1890?

A)Both the bride and groom are older than at any other time.
B)Both the bride and groom are younger than at any other time.
C)The bride is older, but the groom is younger than at any other time.
D)The groom is older, but the bride is younger than at any other time.

Question 44

The stage of life before adulthood during which a new trend of children staying home longer is becoming common is referred to as ________.

A)adolescents
B)younger adults
C)emancipated minors
D)adultolescents

Question 45

Sociologically, what is a blended family?

A)A husband and wife have their own children and also have adopted children.
B)Only adopted children are present in the family.
C)A lesbian couple has children through artificial insemination.
D)A husband or wife brings a child into the new family from a prior relationship.

Question 46

Ivan is the son of working class parents. What is the likely method his parents will use in his rearing?

A)They will employ strict discipline and dictate the choices he makes.
B)The will use shaming and peer pressure to ensure proper development.
C)They will allow Ivan to do as he pleases and will not interfere with his choices.
D)They will set limits, then permit him to choose his activities of interest.

Question 47

The group with the highest percentage of one-parent families with a female head of household is ________, and the group with the lowest percentage of one-parent families with a female head of household is ________.

A)African Americans; Asian Americans
B)Latinos; whites
C)Latinos; Native Americans
D)Asian Americans; Latinos

Question 48

Kim is the child of Asian American parents. When she misbehaves, how will her parents most likely discipline her?

A)using physical punishment to control her behavior
B)trying to determine the motivation for her behavior
C)using shame and guilt to control her behavior
D)withdrawing privileges for a period of time

Question 49

Although debatable, what does evidence suggest about the emphasis on machismo in Latino families?

A)It is increasing with each new generation.
B)It is declining with each new generation.
C)It is the cause of high divorce rates among Latino families.
D)It is as important today as it was in the past.

Question 50

A common sociological finding in Latino family research is ___________is more important in determining family life than being Latino or one's country of origin.

A)birth of the first male child
B)marriage
C)social class
D)confirmation of religion

Question 51

Of the following, in which group is a woman more likely to marry a man with less education than she has?

A)Asian American
B)Latino
C)African American
D)Native American

Question 52

Asian American families are more likely to adopt the practice of ________, which is the Confucian value meaning each member of a family owes respect to other family members.

A)obligation
B)collectivity
C)humanism
D)moderation

Question 53

In his research on family, what did sociologist Melvin Kohn discover about how parents socialize their children?

A)They base it on the perception of how much money they will earn.
B)It is based on the tradition on which they were raised as children.
C)They follow the pattern of how other members of the same community raise their children.
D)It is often based upon the norms of their work environment.

Question 54

Shacking up or living in sin are old-fashioned ways to describe ________.

A)communal living
B)temporary marriage
C)cohabitation
D)roommates

Question 55

Among married couples, who is the most likely to care for preschoolers when both parents work outside the home?

A)organized child care facilities
B)nannies
C)grandparents
D)other relatives

Question 56

Mark and Sally are married, both are working, and they chose not to have children. What classification best fits them?

A)They are DINKS.
B)They are YUPPIES.
C)They are members of the sandwich generation.
D)They are neo-traditionalists.

Question 57

Marianne and her children live in a neighborhood where all the families share their resources when someone needs help. The neighbors also consider themselves to be an extended family. Sociologists would describe them as ________ .

A)communally living
B)neo-nuclear kin
C)fictive kin
D)illusory kin

Question 58

The percentage of married U.S. women who have never given birth is the lowest among which ethnic or racial group?

A)African Americans
B)Jewish Americans
C)Native Americans
D)Latinas

Question 59

In the small town of Brandon sociologists are collecting data on single-parent families vs. two-parent families. They are comparing their incomes and number of children each has. Each of the components they are studying are part of what sociologists refer to as the family __________.

A)dynamics
B)status
C)functions
D)structure

Question 60

The not-so-empty nest is a phrase that refers to when children ________.

A)from an illegitimate relationship who live with their father and his "legal" family
B)who return to an institution after failing to adjust to the foster home environment
C)who have moved out as young adults, then return to live with their parents
D)who were abandoned at birth seeking to discover their natural parents

Question 61

What are some problems encountered between biological parents and the nanny who may be caring for the children?

Question 62

From a sociological perspective of marriage and divorce, to what does the term continuities refer?

A)the degree to which divorced couples maintain contact
B)how long a married couple remains together
C)whether or not a woman accepts the last name of her husband or keeps her maiden name
D)The period of time a married couple is separated before divorce.

Question 63

How does the birth of the first child effect marital satisfaction?

Question 64

According to the findings of Diana Russell, who are the most common incest offenders?

A)uncles
B)fathers
C)brothers
D)first cousins

Question 65

Of the 60 million married couples in the United States today, statistics show that approximately ________ of these will be divorced a year from now.

A)1,000,000
B)5,000,000
C)12,500,000
D)30,000,000

Question 66

How has the rate of cohabitation changed over the past 30 years?

A)It has dropped to about 75 percent of its highest rate.
B)It has remained the same.
C)It has risen tenfold.
D)It has risen and fallen in peaks and valleys with no consistent pattern.

Question 67

Sociologically, how does the relationship between love and marriage differ for Americans and Indians?

Question 68

In order to include cohabitating couples as well as gay and lesbian couples, sociologists suggest the term marital rape be changed to ________ rape.

A)intimacy
B)non-battering
C)perverted
D)sadistic-masochistic

Question 69

Which of the following statements is not true about cohabitation trends?

A)Most couples who marry have cohabitated.
B)About 40 percent of U.S. children will spend some time in a cohabitating family.
C)Couples who cohabit before marriage are less likely to get divorced.
D)Couples who cohabit experience a push toward marriage.

Question 70

What are the two major components of romantic love?

Question 71

Why is emotional overload more common in the nuclear family than the extended family?

Question 72

Why did it take until the year 2000 for all states to officially repeal laws against interracial marriage?

Question 73

Johnnie's parents were divorced three years ago. During the first year after the divorce, Johnnie's father visited him every week. Then Johnnie's father remarried and fathered another child. Now he rarely visits Johnnie. It is likely that Johnnie's father __________.

A)was married to his mother
B)has a high level of education
C)is young
D)has a high income

Question 74

Which of the following couples is least likely to divorce within the first ten years of their marriage?

A)Alice and Gregory who were teenage sweethearts and married when they were 22.
B)Becky and Frank who work at the shoe factory together on the assembly line.
C)Ruth and Chuck who, after a whirlwind romance, got married and had their first child six months later.
D)Cathy and Tony who attend the same fundamentalist church and were married in their late 20s.

Question 75

The divorce rate of remarried people with children is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages. Which sentence best describes the divorce rate of remarried people without children?

A)It is higher than the divorce rate of first marriages.
B)It is about the same as the divorce rate of first marriages.
C)It is lower than the divorce rate of first marriages.
D)It varies based on the new dual income of the couple.

Question 76

U.S. families spend about 25 percent less time doing housework than they did a generation ago. What are the two most obvious reasons for this?

Question 77

Edgar and Jayne are a couple in their 40s. They are busy raising a family of three children. They also spend considerable time each week at their parents' homes doing yard maintenance and running errands for their parents. Edgar and Jayne are members of the ________ generation.

A)yuppie
B)baby boom
C)umbrella
D)sandwich

Question 78

What is the main difference between cohabitation and marriage?

A)The age at which people cohabitate usually ends at around 30.
B)Cohabitation is never permanent, whereas most marriages are.
C)There is a greater degree of financial and emotional commitment in marriage.
D)Marriage is more fragile and more likely to end in separation.

Question 79

What is the sandwich generation?

A)Grandparents act as parents rearing their children's children.
B)Couples that have both come from large families but have no children of their own.
C)Couples that divorce, and neither the mother nor father will take custody of the children.
D)People who find themselves responsible for both their children and their aging parents.

Question 80

What qualities do polyandry and polygyny share and how do they differ?