Deck 15: Summing up Families and the Sociological Imagination

Question 1

Anna's husband hit her on occasion, especially when he was drunk. When her niece came to her concerned because her new husband was pushing her, Anna replied, "There are just some things we put up with from men." Why would Anna tell her niece to accept it?

A) She did not believe in divorce.
B) She didn't care about her niece.
C) She was too weak to stand up for women.
D) It was a cultural norm for her.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When Dr. Dixon presents her research to her students, some students start to share their personal stories that conflicted with Dr. Dixon's empirical approach. Which is the best explanation?

A) Research is just a guess based on observation and frequently misrepresents reality.
B) Research often shatters popular ideas because of misconceptions.
C) The students have inaccurate memories about their experience.
D) Dr. Dixon's research has bias and is not accurate.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which country has a laissez-faire approach to families?

A) Sweden
B) United States
C) Germany
D) Hungary

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Caleb and his sister, Haley, both have master's degrees. He is a high school principal and his sister the director of a daycare center. Caleb earns twice what Haley does demonstrating the

A) right to work movement.
B) women's equality movement.
C) feminization of poverty.
D) comparative perspective.

Question 5

Thirty percent of women live below the poverty line representing the

A) criminalization of poverty.
B) sociological imagination.
C) laissez-faire imagination.
D) feminization of poverty.

Question 6

George was born to Bob and Michelle and joined his three older brothers. Michelle is a teacher and Bob works in marketing. As an adult, George can be expected to be

A) working poor.
B) upper class.
C) middle class.
D) poor.

Question 7

Superintendent Myers is meeting with community members about how the school can help the community with the high teen birthrate, which is way above the national average. Based on results of programs in Canada, Germany, and France, which program would be effective?

A) Emphasis on abstinence and stigma attached to teen pregnancy
B) Mandatory, factual sexual education program and free contraception
C) Banning school dances and discouraging teens from coupling up
D) Eliminating welfare, food programs, and healthcare programs for the poor

Question 8

In the United States childbirth is more of a medical event than a natural event because of

A) research on safest deliveries.
B) special interest groups.
C) parent preferences.
D) dangers of homebirths.

Question 9

Canada, Australia, France, and Germany have lower low teen birthrates than the United States and

A) provide no financial resources to mothers.
B) promote abstinence only sex education programs.
C) provide medically accurate sex education.
D) have rigid divorce laws and no welfare.

Question 10

If the current trend continues

A) more men will live in poverty than women.
B) women and men's salaries will be even.
C) enough low income housing will be available.
D) more women will live in poverty than men.

Question 11

The laissez-faire attitude toward families in the United States is a result of

A) individualism.
B) conformity.
C) the collectivist culture.
D) trust in government.

Question 12

Being homeless because you were laid off, yet denied unemployment because you don't have childcare, and not qualifying for welfare because you technically qualify for unemployment, is an example of a

A) social issue.
B) sign of inadequacy.
C) sign of dysfunction.
D) work skills issue.

Question 13

Women on welfare believing that other women on welfare are lazy is explained by ________ theory.

A) family
B) feminist
C) economic
D) conflict

Question 14

To fully understand the factors involved in violence in communities in the United States, Professor Henry will be collecting data from 12 countries around the world and evaluating the data methodically. Professor Henry is using the _________ perspectives.

A) family and systems
B) conflict and systematic
C) comparative and empirical
D) cultural and scientific

Question 15

Sociologists view the need for childcare as a ________-level change.

A) family
B) micro
C) personal
D) macro

Question 16

When one looks beyond the personal experiences of a homeless mother for cultural or historical patterns, one is using the ________ imagination.

A) recovery
B) family
C) sociological
D) justification

Question 17

In Kenya, females aged 20-24 are five times more likely to be infected with AIDS because they

A) ignore health advice.
B) are prostitutes.
C) are exploited.
D) refuse to attended school.

Question 18

Alice is an AIDS worker in Botswana working on a project with the goal of reducing the number of new AIDS infections. Which would be the most effective strategy?

A) Teach men and boys the facts about transmission.
B) Teach men and boys the dangers of homosexual sex.
C) Teach girls and women about the dangers of HIV.
D) Hand out condoms to women.

Question 19

After a surge of teen pregnancies during the recession and period of high unemployment, one using the sociological imagination would wonder if

A) teens were irresponsible.
B) parents were working long hours.
C) families lost health insurance.
D) parents were lazy.

Question 20

Resilient families have

A) FPFs and community youth organizations.
B) FFPs and community youth organizations.
C) ILPs and few stressors.
D) LIPs and few stressors.

Question 21

Based on historical and current trends, make a prediction about the future of families. What factors will shape that prediction?

Question 22

What would be the expected result of more unmarried and more childfree individuals?

A) More stigma surrounding divorce
B) More pressure to have children
C) More criticism for working mothers
D) More acceptance of cohabiting

Question 23

Differentiate the characteristics of a more resilient family and a less resilient family.

Question 24

Use an example to illustrate the difference between common sense and the empirical approach.

Question 25

When Joe is laid off, his family loses ¾ of their income. His wife makes just enough to put them $13 above the limit for SNAP. List and describe three possible societal factors in this family's predicament.

Question 26

Choose an issue challenging families in the United States, and create a new family policy to address it. Explain the historical, cultural, political, and social factors that apply.

Question 27

How are the family policies in the United States different from other developed countries?

A) Other countries rely more on private organizations such as churches to help families rather than using the government.
B) The United States lacks a universal approach and instead has a piecemeal approach.
C) The United States offers more safety nets for families than other developed countries.
D) Early childhood education programs and other programs to assist families in poverty are more complete in the United States than in other countries.

Question 28

Reflecting on the changing nature of social institutions and families, which career fields will have the biggest growth?

A) Wedding planner
B) Childcare
C) Eldercare
D) Nanny

Question 29

Which argument best represents future trends in cohabitation?

A) Cohabitation will remain steady because marriage is increasing in popularity, but older Americans are increasingly choosing cohabitation rather than remarriage.
B) Cohabitation will decrease because of marriage initiatives promoting marriage rather than cohabitation and having children out of wedlock.
C) Cohabitation will increase because it is more accepted by all ages because young people may avoid marriage because they are still not doing well financially.
D) Cohabitation will increase among young people, but experience significant decline with Americans over the age of 40 because of the economic benefits of marriage.

Question 30

How does the increased age of first marriage affect families?

Question 31

Mayor Kua has formed a committee to look at gender pay inequities in his city and look at communities with less poverty. He has asked the committee to use the empirical method to determine the benefits by requiring equal pay for equal work. Mayor Kua is using the

A) sociological imagination.
B) conflict perspective.
C) symbolic perspective.
D) recovery approach.

Question 32

Choose two trends discussed by the author and argue against her conclusions.

Question 33

Argue for or against a law that requires gender pay equity. Discuss the affect on poverty and the feminization of poverty.

Question 34

Explain how it is possible for families to be a public social institution and a private personal relationship.

Question 35

Explain how the sociological imagination helps one understand the plight of the homeless.