Deck 9: Family

Question 1

Compared to non-cohabitors,unmarried partners are more likely to ______.

A)be over 50 years of age
B)have earned a college degree
C)attend religious services
D)have lived without a father in the home

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Unmarried parents who are romantically involved but living apart are known as a ______.

A)visiting union
B)fictive kinship
C)cohabiting couple
D)marriage squeeze

Answer 2

A

Question 3

______ refers to the tendency for women to marry men who are slightly older.

A)Pool of eligibles
B)Marriage dearth
C)Marriage squeeze
D)Marriage gradient

Answer 3

D

Question 4

______ refers to the fact that people are less likely to be living in matrimony than in the past.

A)Pool of eligibles
B)Marriage dearth
C)Marriage squeeze
D)Marriage gradient

Question 5

Disputes over the state of American society,including the presumed decline of the family,are often known as the ______.

A)cohabitation crisis
B)marriage movement
C)culture wars
D)marriage dearth

Question 6

Compared to cohabitors,married partners are more likely to have done all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A)attend college
B)attend religious services
C)lived with a father in the home
D)previously divorced

Question 7

According to the U.S.Census Bureau,what is the definition of a family?

A)a parent and at least one child
B)a group consisting of a parent-child relationship and other living relatives
C)a living arrangement in which a married couple sets up residence separate from either spouse's family
D)two or more people who are related to each other by birth,marriage,or adoption who share living quarters

Question 8

Over the last half-century,the percentage of Americans who are divorced has almost ______,and the percentage of never-marrieds has almost ______.

A)doubled;tripled
B)tripled;quadrupled
C)tripled;doubled
D)doubled;doubled

Question 9

According to a 2011 Pew Research study,almost 4 in 10 Americans said they felt marriage was becoming ______.

A)too expensive
B)too commercialized
C)obsolete
D)more important

Question 10

According to the U.S.Census Bureau,what is the definition of a household?

A)a parent and at least one child
B)a group consisting of a parent-child relationship and other living relatives
C)a living arrangement in which a married couple sets up residence separate from either spouse's family
D)people who share living quarters

Question 11

______ refers to the supply of potential marriageable partners.

A)Pool of eligibles
B)Marriage dearth
C)Marriage squeeze
D)Marriage gradient

Question 12

Unrelated and unmarried adults in an intimate relationship sharing living quarters are referred to as ______.

A)householding
B)engaging in a visiting union
C)participating in a marriage movement
D)cohabiting

Question 13

______ refers to the severely imbalanced sex ratio experienced by Black women.

A)Pool of eligibles
B)Marriage dearth
C)Marriage squeeze
D)Marriage gradient

Question 14

______ is a position that advocates traditional marriage and warns against the sexual revolution,teenage pregnancy,and same-sex marriage.

A)Marriage dearth
B)Marriage squeeze
C)Marriage movement
D)Marriage gradient

Question 15

Among American adults who have never been married,about ______say they wish to do so.

A)10%
B)30%
C)45%
D)53%

Question 16

______ are people to whom one is not related by blood,marriage,or adoption but on whom one nonetheless depends.

A)Fictive kin
B)Roommates
C)Household members
D)Extended family

Question 17

In the last 50 years,the percentage of American adults who are divorced or separated has ______.

A)slightly decreased
B)remained the same
C)doubled
D)tripled

Question 18

Today,about ______ of first marriages begin with the couple living together.

A)10%
B)35%
C)60%
D)80%

Question 19

All of the following contribute to the marriage squeeze for Black women EXCEPT ______.

A)death rates for Black men
B)imprisonment rates for Black men
C)military enlistment rates for Black men
D)low rates of unemployment for Black men

Question 20

Among American adults who have never been married,about ______say they do not wish to marry.

A)10%
B)32%
C)45%
D)64%

Question 21

According to the textbook,which ABC sitcom comedy portrayed three parts of a complex,extended family and had 14.5 million television viewers to tune in to the season premiere?

A)Family Matters
B)Black-ish
C)Modern Family
D)Saved by the Bell

Question 22

______ is the ability not just to bounce back from change or troubles but to spring forward into the future.

A)Resilience
B)Spirituality
C)Religion
D)Morals

Question 23

According to Trevino,______ does not seem to value family values as much as other developed countries.

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

Question 24

Compared to unmarried parents,married parents are ______.

A)less likely to have grown up with both biological parents
B)more likely to be poor and Black or Hispanic
C)less likely to begin parenting in their teens
D)more likely to suffer from depression

Question 25

What percentage of divorces happen in the first five years of marriage?

A)5
B)10
C)20
D)40
E)60

Question 26

A household's lack of access to nutritious food on a regular basis is called ______.

A)starvation
B)absolute deprivation
C)food insecurity
D)relative deprivation

Question 27

Which theory views family systems as embedded in natural or human-made physical,social,and other environments?

A)family ecology theory
B)family life course development theory
C)social exchange theory
D)family systems theory

Question 28

Which theory posits that individuals will draw on personal resources to maximize rewards and minimize costs when forming,maintaining,or dissolving a relationship?

A)family systems theory
B)family ecology theory
C)transactional union theory
D)social exchange theory

Question 29

Which theory examines the developmental processes and outcomes as families move through a series of normative stages across the life course?

A)family ecology theory
B)family life course development theory
C)social exchange theory
D)family systems theory

Question 30

Researchers studying premarital relationships among women in sub-Saharan Africa found that unmarried women who are poor are more likely to engage in ______,the receipt of money and gifts from a male partner in exchange for sexual activities.

A)transitional sex
B)transactional sex
C)sex work
D)sexual slavery

Question 31

Which legislation defined marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman for federal and interstate purposes?

A)Family and Marriage Act
B)Defense of Marriage Act
C)Heterosexual Marriage Bill
D)Traditional Family Defense Act

Question 32

In 2010,______ in 10 births were to unmarried parents.

A)1
B)4
C)7
D)9

Question 33

In pursuit of economic advantage,individuals are often forced to choose between family ______ and career ______.

A)values;advancement
B)formation;choices
C)morals;choices
D)formation;advancement

Question 34

The idea that the family remains the primary institution through which children are socialized is synonymous with which sociological perspective?

A)feminist
B)conflict
C)functionalist
D)symbolic interactionist

Question 35

Under which president was the $300 million Faith-Based and Community Initiative introduced?

A)Bill Clinton
B)Barack Obama
C)John F.Kennedy
D)George W.Bush

Question 36

A ______ is a legal arrangement that grants some or all of the provisions of marriage to same-sex couples.

A)civil union
B)common law marriage
C)civil marriage
D)common law union

Question 37

The ______ refers to the number of divorces per 1,000 people.

A)divorce squeeze
B)divorce gradient
C)crude divorce rate
D)divorce index

Question 38

The United States first began to record statistics on divorce in what year?

A)1711
B)1867
C)1929
D)1973

Question 39

Which theory views family as a set of subsystems defined by boundaries and striving toward social equilibrium?

A)family ecology theory
B)family life course and development theory
C)social exchange theory
D)family systems theory

Question 40

All of the following factors helped to keep divorce rates low throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries EXCEPT ______.

A)the stigma attached to divorce
B)male incarceration rates
C)restrictive laws that only granted divorce in cases of adultery,abuse,or abandonment
D)limited economic opportunities for women

Question 41

Black women are more likely than Black men to marry someone of another race.

Question 42

In 2011,a Pew Research study found that almost 7 in 10 Americans said they felt marriage was becoming obsolete.

Question 43

George Peter Murdock characterizes the family by common residence and the social functions of economic cooperation,sexual regulation,and child socialization.

Question 44

The percentage of U.S.adults who have never married has tripled over the past half-century.

Question 45

In the United States,the majority of people who have never married do not want to get married in the future.

Question 46

What does research tell us about some of the primary differences between families with married versus unmarried parents? Describe at least three primary differences between these two types of family.Use findings from the Fragile Families Study to support your answer.

Question 47

The Clothesline Project was started in 1990 to bear "witness to violence against women." Briefly explain how the project operates and name its place of origin.

Question 48

Globally,Mongolia has the highest marriage rate.

Question 49

Briefly explain what intimate partner violence is and how it affects someone in a relationship.

Question 50

In the United States,Whites are more likely than either Blacks or Hispanics to be married.

Question 51

What is social exchange theory? How does this theory relate to the concept of transactional sex?

Question 52

The continuously married are better off financially than those who are cohabitating,divorced and not remarried,or never married.

Question 53

The older a woman is,the less likely she is to find a potential husband.

Question 54

What is a marriage squeeze? What are four factors that contribute to a marriage squeeze?

Question 55

The gender ratio is more imbalanced for Blacks than for any other racial or ethnic group in the United States.