Deck 12: Family Life

Question 1

The sharing of a household by an unmarried couple is referred to as

A)cohabitation.
B)a consensual union.
C)a single-parent family.
D)an extended family.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Families are built around a lawful relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing.What is this relationship called?

A)kinship
B)marriage
C)affinity
D)cohabitation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

One documented trend that is a sign of family change is that

A)the number of people living together without being married is declining.
B)many more gay and lesbian couples are being joined by marriage.
C)the divorce rate is now lower than it was a century ago.
D)people are marrying at a younger age.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In 2014, the average number of children born to the typical U.S.woman over her lifetime was about

A)2.75.
B)1.9.
C)0.75.
D)3.12.

Question 5

Sandra lives with her two children.These three people represent

A)a nuclear family.
B)an extended family.
C)a cohabiting couple.
D)a nonfamily group.

Question 6

William Julius Wilson claims that the major cause of poverty among African American families is

A)alcohol and drug abuse.
B)family violence.
C)a lack of available jobs.
D)the breakdown of two-parent families.

Question 7

Which of the following terms refers to parents and children, plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, who often live close to one another and operate as a family unit?

A)family of affinity
B)extended family
C)nuclear family
D)marriage

Question 8

The biggest problem facing one-parent families, especially when that parent is a woman, is

A)obesity.
B)poverty.
C)housework.
D)drug use.

Question 9

In 2015, what percentage of the U.S.adult population was single?

A)2 percent
B)8 percent
C)18 percent
D)28 percent

Question 10

A majority of U.S.families, including those with young children,

A)care for aging people in the home.
B)have a nonworking mother.
C)experience unemployment for some time during the year.
D)have both parents working for income.

Question 11

About what percentage of young children of mothers in the labor force receive care during the working day from a parent, grandparent, or other relative?

A)9 percent
B)19 percent
C)29 percent
D)49 percent

Question 12

Which of the following terms refers to a social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption, which joins individuals into families?

A)kinship
B)affinity
C)lineage
D)marriage

Question 13

What percentage of African American children are born to a single mother?

A)10 percent
B)38 percent
C)55 percent
D)71 percent

Question 14

Samuel, Jake, and Jake's two children share an apartment.They consider themselves a family.Their nonlegal relationship is referred to as

A)a nuclear family.
B)an extended family.
C)a family of affinity.
D)lineage. (

Question 15

In 2015, about what share of families with children under 18 had just one parent in the household?

A)2 percent
B)21 percent
C)31 percent
D)51 percent

Question 16

Which term refers to one or two parents and their children?

A)extended family
B)family of affinity
C)nuclear family
D)family of production

Question 17

In 2015, the typical age at first marriage for a woman was

A)17.1 years old.
B)20.1 years old.
C)27.1 years old.
D)30.1 years old.

Question 18

In the United States, most people who receive public assistance are

A)African Americans.
B)Hispanic Americans.
C)grandparents.
D)white.

Question 19

In 1965, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan said the African American family was in crisis because of

A)delinquency, gangs, and crime, especially in rural areas.
B)the lack of support from government.
C)a growing number of absent fathers who leave single mothers to raise children on their own.
D)racial discrimination.

Question 20

In the United States, about what share of people between 25 and 44 years of age cohabit at some point?

A)one-eighth
B)one-fourth
C)one-third
D)half

Question 21

Compared to a century ago, the divorce rate today is

A)half as high.
B)about the same.
C)almost four times higher.
D)more than ten times higher.

Question 22

About what share of today's marriages will end in divorce, separation, or dissolution within 20 years?

A)one in ten
B)three in ten
C)half
D)seven in ten

Question 23

Marjorie is writing an essay about the various meanings people find I marriage.She is guided by which of the following theoretical approaches?

A)social-conflict analysis
B)symbolic-interaction analysis
C)structural-functional analysis
D)feminist analysis

Question 24

Sociologists use what term to refer to cases of scientific discoveries that occur faster than our ideas develop about the acceptable ways to use them?

A)innovation
B)cultural lag
C)technological backlash
D)non-normative advancement

Question 25

Which theoretical analysis views families in terms of patterns of gender inequality?

A)social-exchange analysis
B)symbolic-interaction analysis
C)structural-functional analysis
D)feminist analysis

Question 26

As of 2014, in the United States, about how many gay and lesbian couples have formed committed partnerships?

A)8,000
B)83,000
C)183,000
D)783,000

Question 27

Which term refers to an arrangement in which one woman carries and bears a child for another, usually in exchange for money?

A)surrogate motherhood
B)artificial insemination
C)in vitro fertilization
D)sperm donation

Question 28

Research shows that children raised by same-sex parents

A)outperform other children in school.
B)are at high risk of sexual abuse.
C)are more likely to become gay themselves.
D)receive the same supportive and effective parenting as those raised in other families.

Question 29

Which nation has the highest divorce rate in the world?

A)Italy
B)France
C)the United States
D)Canada

Question 30

Prenuptial agreements may be a good idea because

A)the couple may not really want to get married.
B)the couple may not have enough money to live on.
C)there is a significant chance that the marriage will eventually end in divorce.
D)the couple has older children.

Question 31

According to the structural-functional approach, which of the following social institutions is considered to be the most important?

A)the economy
B)politics
C)education
D)the family

Question 32

Scott and Connie are married and have a six-month-old son.Also in the home is Scott's son from a previous marriage and Connie's daughter from a previous marriage.This household can be correctly described as

A)a reconstituted family.
B)a nonfamily.
C)a blended family.
D)cohabitation.

Question 33

Most blended families manage to cope with the challenges, but research shows that blended families carry an increased risk of

A)physical and sexual abuse of children.
B)teen pregnancy.
C)poverty.
D)incarceration of the first husband.

Question 34

As of 2016, how many countries (including the United States) have enacted lawful same-sex marriage in name, as well as in practice?

A)none
B)ten
C)twenty-two
D)one hundred

Question 35

In 2004, which state became the first to recognize lawful, same-sex marriage?

A)Vermont
B)California
C)Massachusetts
D)Connecticut

Question 36

Of the children who are awarded court-ordered child support, about what percentage receive partial payments or no payments at all?

A)4 percent
B)14 percent
C)34 percent
D)54 percent

Question 37

In the case of John and Luanne Buzzanca, who engaged a woman to serve as a surrogate mother using donated eggs and sperm, and who then divorced before the child was born, the court ruled that

A)both parental parties who engage a surrogate mother are responsible for the child.
B)in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the ovum is responsible for the child.
C)in surrogate mother situations, only the donor of the sperm is responsible for the child.
D)surrogate mothers are partially responsible for the care and support of the child.

Question 38

The structural-functional approach and the social-conflict approach both represent which type of analysis of the family?

A)micro level
B)macro level
C)liberal
D)conservative

Question 39

Under "no-fault" divorce laws,

A)one partner must prove the other ruined the marriage, for example, by abandonment or adultery.
B)the courts consider who is the "bad" person when dividing property and assigning child custody.
C)alimony is typically paid by the higher-earning spouse to the other spouse.
D)couples declare that their marriage is over due to irreconcilable differences.

Question 40

New reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization

A)is very expensive, and thus out of reach for many people.
B)is now responsible for half of all births in the United States.
C)has been legally banned in all fifty states in this country.
D)is permitted by law, but only for same-sex couples.

Question 41

Which theoretical analysis views the family less as an institution and more in terms of ongoing relationships among individuals?

A)social-conflict analysis
B)symbolic-interaction analysis
C)structural-functional analysis
D)feminist analysis

Question 42

Which of the following is a "micro-level" analysis of the family?

A)social-conflict analysis
B)symbolic-interaction analysis
C)structural-functional analysis
D)feminist analysis

Question 43

According to which political point of view should society develop collective arrangements for performing housework and child care?

A)conservative
B)liberal
C)radical right
D)radical left

Question 44

Which theoretical analysis explains how the family perpetuates inequality by continuing the class system?

A)social-conflict analysis
B)symbolic-interaction analysis
C)structural-functional analysis
D)feminist analysis

Question 45

Which political point of view considers "family values" to mean getting-and staying-married with parents displaying strong commitment to children?

A)conservative
B)liberal
C)radical left
D)radical right

Question 46

Which political point of view places the greatest emphasis on support for diverse family forms, including cohabitation, single-parent families, blended families, same-sex marriages, and singlehood?

A)conservative
B)liberal
C)radical right
D)radical left

Question 47

Friedrich Engels developed an early theory of family life making the claim that men gained control of women's sexuality as a means to protect their own wealth.This claim is the foundation for which type of theoretical analysis?

A)social-exchange analysis
B)symbolic-interaction analysis
C)structural-functional analysis
D)social-conflict analysis

Question 48

Which political point of view claims that conventional families are breaking down: divorce, single-parenting, and living together without marriage are symptoms of a "me first" culture that weakens society and places children at risk?

A)conservative
B)liberal
C)radical right
D)radical left

Question 49

From which point of view would someone see the rise in cohabitation as spelling trouble for U.S.society?

A)liberal
B)conservative
C)radical left
D)radical right

Question 50

Which political point of view claims that, in order to increase social equality, we need to replace the family as we know it?

A)conservative
B)liberal
C)radical right
D)radical left