Deck 11: The Changing Family

Question 1

Approximately __________ children in the United States are in day care.

A) 1 million
B) 2 million
C) 4 million
D) 5 million

Answer 1

2 million

Question 2

The moving of work to factories, the increase of formal education, and a lower birthrate are all associated with which era?

A) The Scientific Revolution
B) The Industrial Revolution
C) The Feminist Revolution
D) The Quiet Revolution

Answer 2

The Industrial Revolution

Question 3

In the 1800s, almost everyone lived __________.

A) in suburbs
B) in cities
C) on farms
D) as migrants

Answer 3

on farms

Question 4

The moving of women from doing work in the home to doing paid labor outside of the home brings a lot of changes to families. This is known as the __________.

A) Scientific Revolution
B) Industrial Revolution
C) Feminist Revolution
D) Quiet Revolution

Question 5

Since 1970, divorce rates in the United States have __________.

A) declined
B) remained the same
C) increased
D) fluctuated constantly

Question 6

In the United States, the lowest number of single-parent households is found in the __________.

A) West
B) East
C) South
D) North

Question 7

Koroun is the 14-year-old son of Davinia. Davinia has a new boyfriend who does not like having Koroun around. To keep the relationship with her boyfriend intact, Davinia asks her son to leave the house. Koroun is __________.

A) a pushout
B) extended family
C) nuclear family
D) a pedophile

Question 8

Dr. Zsembik is sexually attracted to children. He takes every opportunity that he can get to fondle his young patients. Dr. Zsembik is a(n) __________.

A) pushout
B) extended family
C) nuclear family
D) pedophile

Question 9

The person whose earnings are the primary source of support for all dependents is called the __________.

A) pedophile
B) pushout
C) breadwinner
D) cohabitor

Question 10

The person who stays home and takes care of the house and home is known as the __________.

A) homemaker
B) breadwinner
C) pushover
D) sexual revolution

Question 11

The basis of marriage for most Americans is __________.

A) economic security
B) children
C) love
D) sex

Question 12

In two-paycheck families in the United States, __________.

A) wives spend more time doing household chores than husbands
B) husbands and wives spend an equal amount of time doing household chores
C) husbands spend more time doing household chores than wives
D) children do the bulk of the housework

Question 13

Stephanie is a single parent. Her three children depend on her earnings as their primary source of support. As such, Stephanie is the __________.

A) pedophile
B) pushout
C) breadwinner
D) cohabitor

Question 14

Until about 1940, U.S. children "became adults" when they graduated from the __________.

A) fifth grade
B) sixth grade
C) seventh grade
D) eighth grade

Question 15

Functionalists suggest that changes in the traditional functions of family have __________.

A) weakened the family unit
B) strengthened the family unit
C) not impacted the family unit
D) eliminated the family unit

Question 16

Paul and India just had their first baby. As such, they have created a __________.

A) nuclear family
B) extended family
C) family of orientation
D) family of procreation

Question 17

Mr. Lucas tells his grandchildren that when he was their age, his idea of fun involved sleigh rides, hay rides, and card games with his family. Mr. Lucas' ideas of fun illustrate which of the following functions of family?

A) Socialization
B) Reproduction
C) Economic production
D) Recreation

Question 18

Carl was raised in a home with his mother, his father, and his sister. These people make up Carl's __________.

A) social institution
B) extended family
C) family of orientation
D) family of procreation

Question 19

Elizabeth is conducting a study on engaged women to determine how they expect marriage to impact their lives. Elizabeth's study is in line with __________.

A) symbolic interactionism
B) functionalism
C) conflict theory
D) feminist theory

Question 20

Megan is in an unhappy marriage. She knows that if she leaves her husband, she can afford to maintain the same standard of living because she runs a successful physical therapy firm. Megan's consideration of a life without her husband illustrates __________.

A) perception of alternatives
B) the sexual revolution
C) defective discipline
D) incompatibility

Question 21

Tyrone and his wife, Henrietta, believe they are just "too different" to stay together because they can no longer "get along." This couple is experiencing __________.

A) perception of alternatives
B) the sexual revolution
C) defective discipline
D) incompatibility

Question 22

Belinda's research focuses on how women's involvement in the workforce impacts the parent-child relationship. This research is in line with __________.

A) symbolic interactionism
B) functionalism
C) conflict theory
D) feminist theory

Question 23

In the 1960s, there was a drastic relaxation in the general standards of sexual behavior. This reflects a __________.

A) sexual revolution
B) perception of alternatives
C) reproductive labor
D) liberation army

Question 24

Juanita hates the idea of marriage. She believes that men use marriage to control, dominate, and exploit women. Juanita's views are most in line with __________.

A) symbolic interactionism
B) functionalism
C) conflict theory
D) feminist theory

Question 25

Darren is an ad executive and works 60 hours a week. His stay-at-home wife, Samantha, cooks his meals, cleans and irons his clothes, and hosts dinner parties for him in an effort to help him do well as the breadwinner. These things that Samantha does for her husband are examples of __________.

A) reproductive labor
B) second shift
C) modernity
D) cohabitation

Question 26

Compared to the 1970s, today's brides and grooms are __________.

A) younger
B) the same age
C) older
D) less well educated

Question 27

The highest rates of violence are found among___________.

A) blue-collar workers
B) white-collar workers
C) people with more education
D) people over age 30

Question 28

When children learn from their parents that violence is a way to solve problems, it is called __________.

A) the social heredity of violence
B) false consciousness
C) defective discipline
D) intimate partner violence

Question 29

Which of the following is true of intimate partner violence?

A) Wives are more likely than husbands to attack their spouses.
B) Husbands and wives are about equally likely to attack one another.
C) Husbands are more likely than wives to attack their spouses.
D) Wives are more violent than husbands.

Question 30

The highest rates of violence are among __________.

A) white-collar workers
B) high-income families
C) people over 30
D) people with less education

Question 31

The most common long-term effect of marital rape is __________.

A) the woman having difficulty getting pregnant
B) the woman being unable to continue working
C) the woman's inability to trust intimate relationships
D) the woman feeling despair

Question 32

To soften the stigma of being child-free, many couples discuss __________.

A) a mythical child
B) incompatibility
C) pushouts
D) the second shift

Question 33

Victor and Hope are not married. They live together in a sexual relationship. Victor and Hope are involved in __________.

A) cohabitation
B) incompatibility
C) false consciousness
D) defective discipline

Question 34

The process of becoming permanently child-free involves __________.

A) two stages
B) three stages
C) four stages
D) five stages

Question 35

The most prevalent form of marital rape is __________.

A) perverted
B) defective
C) non-battering
D) battering

Question 36

Leonard slaps his wife when he is unhappy with her cooking. This is an example of __________.

A) cohabitation
B) intimate partner violence
C) defective discipline
D) a pushout

Question 37

Morgan lives in a home with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and parents. This reflects a(n) __________.

A) family of procreation
B) family of orientation
C) nuclear family
D) extended family

Question 38

Homer lives with his wife, Marge, and his children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. They represent a(n) __________.

A) family of procreation
B) family of orientation
C) nuclear family
D) extended family

Question 39

Keva and her husband, Nick, are postponing the decision to have a baby until they buy a house. Which stage in the development of a permanent child-free life does this reflect?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Question 40

Bailey and her husband, Lonnie, believe they will have a baby sometime in the future, when they are more financially stable. Which stage in the development of a permanent child-free life does this reflect?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Question 41

Toya and her husband, Lorenzo, think they might want to remain child-free. Which stage in the development of a permanent child-free life does this reflect?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Question 42

Sanchez and Rosa view being child-free as a permanent state. Which stage in the development of a permanent child-free life does this reflect?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Question 43

Allison and Bob have chosen not to have any children because they feel their careers are more important. According to sociologists, they are known as __________.

A) a childless couple
B) a child-free couple
C) an indecisive couple
D) a defective couple

Question 44

Christopher Lasch says we are on a road that leads to __________.

A) a downfall in the American family
B) a therapeutic society
C) nowhere
D) incompatibility

Question 45

Instead of industrialization and urbanization, the primary transforming event of today's families is the ___________.

A) sexualized revolution
B) digitized world of computers
C) reproductive revolution
D) MeToo

Question 46

Explain how the Industrial Revolution impacted the family. How are we still feeling those effects today?

Question 47

Explain how society's expectations that a person will find true love breeds disappointment. How does love operate as a symbol?

Question 48

Discuss changes in marital roles over the last 50 years. Use functionalism to show how this impacts marital dissatisfaction.

Question 49

Explain male domination in marriage. What are the major elements? How is this power sustained?

Question 50

Discuss the labels used to describe couples without children and explain the implications of the labels. Use symbolic interaction to analyze the effects of these labels.