Deck 2: Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Question 1

According to Goode, prior to industrialization and modernization it was easier to ________ and harder to

A) for parents to control young adults; find jobs
B) be more egalitarian; move to another geographic area.
C) find romantic love; maintain a nuclear family.
D) meet more potential mates; maintain extended families.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Kelsey and her family live in a large urban, industrialized society. What would you expect to be likely?

A) She has a strong sense of belonging.
B) She puts her needs above others.
C) Her family is very dependent on each other.
D) Her family has lived there for many generations.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Nguyen and Phuong live in their native Vietnam and were just married. Tradition would dictate that they live with

A) her parents.
B) his parents.
C) her brother.
D) no one else.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Sweden's child/family allowance demonstrates its support of

A) population control.
B) traditional marriage.
C) gender equality.
D) patriarchy.

Question 5

According to World System Theory, what results when wealthy countries bring employment to poor nations to benefit from low wages and other resources?

A) Fewer cash crops in the poor country
B) More industrialization in the poor nation
C) Less poverty in the poor nation
D) More isolation of poor families in the poor country

Question 6

Which of the following explains the belief of upper-class people in India about contact with a Dalits?

A) They will be blessed.
B) They will be contaminated.
C) They will be shunned.
D) They will not be believed.

Question 7

Maria and Paul have been dating only a few months when they realize they are first cousins. What will prevent them from marrying?

A) Incest taboo
B) Ascribed statuses
C) Endogamy
D) Gesellschaft

Question 8

What do families in Nyinba Tibet practice in order to thrive in their environment?

A) Monogamy
B) Polygyny
C) Polyandry
D) Patrilocality

Question 9

Rebecca is legally married to Dan, but Dan also has 3 other wives he married in a religious ceremony. Rebecca and Dan practice

A) polygyny
B) polyandry
C) patriarchy
D) patrilocal

Question 10

Sociologist Charles Hirschman and Nguyen Huu Minh's research suggests

A) cultural preference is easily destroyed by modernization.
B) modernization reduces the mutual benefits of joint living.
C) modernization has no effect on family life.
D) cultural preference remains strong even with modernization.

Question 11

Sociologist Peter Berger has connected which characteristics to modernization?

A) A decline in the focus on the future
B) An increase in small cohesive communities
C) An increase in cultural traditions
D) A decline in importance of religious institutions

Question 12

Which of the following describes how structural functionalism views marriage?

A) It symbolizes the types of culturally approved relationships
B) It regulates behavior, roles, status, and inheritance.
C) It illustrates the competition for mates, resources, and power.
D) It serves to oppress women.

Question 13

German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies suggested that progressive loss of ________ is a result of industrialization and urbanization.

A) income
B) independence
C) intimacy
D) integrity

Question 14

According to World Systems Theory, what do core countries like the United States and Japan do to poorer countries?

A) Manipulate for profit
B) Increase wealth
C) Undermine traditions
D) Conserve the environment

Question 15

When Dora and Gus wanted to get married in 1967, interracial marriage was illegal in 16 of the United States including the one they lived in. They moved away from family to marry. What norms interfered with their marriage?

A) Exogamy
B) Endogamy
C) Monogamy
D) Unigamy

Question 16

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

A) Career
B) Education
C) Race
D) Location

Question 17

Amanda is a student, an employee, and a mother. When the photographer takes her picture she is sitting in her study group studying for the midterm. Which of the following is accurate? Amanda's ________ is a student and her ________ is studying.

A) status; role
B) ascribed status; achieved status
C) role; status
D) achieved status; ascribed status

Question 18

Haruki and Akira are newlyweds living in their native Japan and expecting their first child. If typical, how will their life be compared to a couple in the United States?

A) Haruki and Akira have a lower chance of divorce.
B) Haruki and Akira have a more gender equal marriage.
C) He will be a more involved father than an American father.
D) She will be much younger than an American newlywed.

Question 19

In which type of culture would you find the most openness to marriages outside one's own ethnic or social class division?

A) Exogamy
B) Endogamy
C) Polyandry
D) Patriarchy

Question 20

What is the relationship between birthrate and sex ratio?

A) An increase in birthrate leads to imbalance of more males.
B) A drop in birthrate leads to imbalance of more females.
C) A drop in birthrate leads to imbalance of more males.
D) An increase in birthrate leads to imbalance of more females.

Question 21

Examine the relationship between subsistence adaptation and marriage in the !Kung San culture.

Question 22

Differentiate between gemeinschaft and gesellschaft in terms of family patterns and modernization.

Question 23

What is the relationship between family and modernization?

A) Family members become closer as society modernizes.
B) Family relationships weaken as society modernizes.
C) There is less gender role differentiation as a society modernizes.
D) Family traditions strengthen as a society modernizes.

Question 24

Explain four functions of the family.

Question 25

Compare and contrast the infant mortality rate in India, Japan, Sweden, and the United States.

Question 26

Analyze how family patterns regulate sexual behavior and economic cooperation.

Question 27

Argue for or against a proposal for a child/family allowance policy similar to the one in Sweden.

Question 28

Analyze the independence between wealthy countries and poor countries according to world systems theory.

Question 29

Mary lives with her husband and his two other wives in Nevada even though it is illegal. What explanation could be expected for her decision?

A) Her religion encourages it.
B) She finds it convenient.
C) She has been forced into it.
D) The ratio of men and women is skewed.

Question 30

Differentiate between endogamy and exogamy as they relate to marriage.

Question 31

If you were creating a society that allows for some control over reproduction for the sake of inheritance, which be the most effective strategy?

A) Patrilocality Consider This When women are controlled sexually, economically, and socially men benefit.
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B) Polyandry Consider This When women are controlled sexually, economically, and socially men benefit.
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C) Brideservice Consider This When women are controlled sexually, economically, and socially men benefit.
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D) Monogamy

Question 32

Assess the benefits of patrilocality for the Vietnamese.

Question 33

Which most accurately explains the reason for the differences in marriage and family patterns between Sweden and India?

A) Sweden has a caste system.
B) India is a richer nation.
C) Sweden is more egalitarian.
D) India is a matriarchy.

Question 34

Evaluate the role industrialization and modernization on poor rural families.

Question 35

Xixi, a member of the !Kung San people, is now 20 years old and looking for a wife. What strategy will be most effective for him?

A) Ask his friends to introduce him to some single women.
B) Approach parents of a woman close to his age.
C) Move to the city and get a good job.
D) Impress others with his hunting skills.