Deck 1: Adapting to Family Life in Our Times

Question 1

The term 'family processes' refers to the strategies and daily sequences of behavior used by family members to achieve goals.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The beliefs we are taught by our families of origin can bias our research. In other words, a researcher's view of the world (which was probably influenced by his/her family of origin) can bias his/her research agenda and/or findings.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Students studying family science are encouraged to seek employment in the social service industries-the principles learned here are of less use to those who volunteer in community service.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

This text is written with an attempt to be bias free. Having a bias or prejudice about some aspect of family life is something each of us can avoid.

Question 5

According to chapter one in your text, which of the following best describes a family that can adapt to the hanging nature of our culture:

A) family of origin
B) family of procreation
C) primordial family
D) protean family

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary functions of the family mentioned in your book?

A) transformational trust
B) reproduction
C) economic cooperation
D) socialization of children

Question 7

Which of the following would a researcher focus on if he/she were approaching the topic of divorce from a family processes approach?

A) The national divorce statistics.
B) Depression levels of women.
C) Public policy about divorce laws.
D) Strategies used by a couple to avoid divorce.
E) b & d

Question 8

The word 'quotidian' means:

A) ordinary
B) extra-ordinary
C) gaudy
D) outrageous
E) abnormal

Question 9

The word 'prosaic' means:

A) gaudy
B) ornate
C) pushy
D) commonplace
E) demanding

Question 10

One's family of procreation is the same as one's family of orientation:

A) except it includes grandparents
B) except it excludes one's grandparents
C) focuses on one's chosen partner and the resulting children
D) focuses just on one's children and their children

Question 11

According to your text, 'Land Grant Schools' (prior to the 1970's):

A) almost always had a program that taught the art of homemaking to primarily women
B) rarely taught homemaking courses except in rural colleges
C) rarely taught women at all.
D) were the leaders in incorporating women into typical men's curriculum like engineering and science.

Question 12

Your text suggests that studying families is like:

A) trying to find the habitat within which the elephant stands
B) trying to find the ways elephants group together and bond with each other
C) trying to study something so large, like and elephant, that it is overwhelming
D) trying to climb inside the elephant and find out what makes it tick

Question 13

According to Principle 1.1 family processes are strategies employed to:

A) achieve goals that each family has
B) achieve goals that often explicit and shared by family members
C) achieve goals that are usually implicit and sometimes not shared by every family member
D) reflect on how the goals were achieved so a family can build strength from experience and learning

Question 14

According to your text, which of the following are reasons we care about family processes:

A) most women who marry have children
B) problems in family life are costly
C) most families experience at least one divorce
D) most families are pretty happy and their happiness is what matters
E) a & b
F) a & d

Question 15

Match the following
-Bias

A) DOMA
B) unintended favoritism
C) Gay marriage
D) TANF
E) Louisiana legislation

Question 16

Match the following
-Welfare legislation

A) DOMA
B) unintended favoritism
C) Gay marriage
D) TANF
E) Louisiana legislation

Question 17

Match the following
-Goodridge v. Dep. of Pub. Health

A) DOMA
B) unintended favoritism
C) Gay marriage
D) TANF
E) Louisiana legislation

Question 18

Match the following
-Covenant Marriage

A) DOMA
B) unintended favoritism
C) Gay marriage
D) TANF
E) Louisiana legislation

Question 19

Match the following
-Congressional Act to strengthen marriage

A) DOMA
B) unintended favoritism
C) Gay marriage
D) TANF
E) Louisiana legislation

Question 20

Match the following
-Percent of households that are labeled 'non-family' households in the U.S.

A) 2
B) 600,000
C) 6,000
D) 70
E) 32

Question 21

Match the following
-Percent of families living agricultural settings.

A) 3
B) 600,001
C) 6,001
D) 71
E) 33

Question 22

Match the following
-Percent increase in co-habiting couples since the 1970s .

A) 4
B) 600,002
C) 6,002
D) 72
E) 34

Question 23

Match the following
-number of gay marriages performed in San Francisco -May 2004 .

A) 5
B) 600,003
C) 6,003
D) 73
E) 35

Question 24

Match the following
-Number of Gay couples in the U.S. (2004) .

A) 6
B) 600,004
C) 6,004
D) 74
E) 36

Question 25

What is bias in research (especially family research) and why do we care about it?

Question 26

Imagine you were defending traditional marriage in the court system, according to your text, what are three reasons why you suggest that embracing gay/lesbian marriage and/or cohabitation in general as a legitimate family form could be a problem for businesses and governments.

Question 27

What is 'family'? Use the information in your text to support your ideas what you think is the best way to define family life as it pertains to local, state, and federal government purposes.