Deck 1: The Meaning of Marriage and the Family

Question 1

In China, a spirit marriage is one between

A)two religious leaders
B)two people who are not physically present at the time of the marriage but exchange vows by phone.
C)two affiliated kin.
D)two people who are both dead.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The preferred marital arrangement worldwide is

A)polygamy.
B)monogamy.
C)bigamy.
D)modified polygamy.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

"One or more people-everyone living together in a housing unit" is the definition of

A)affiliated kin.
B)endearing family.
C)clan.
D)household.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Economists have begun to reexamine the family as a

A)productive unit.
B)consuming unit
C)reproductive unit.
D)service unit.

Question 5

Diane and Jim are married to each other and live together with their two biological children.This group meets the definition of

A)fictive kin.
B)affiliated kin.
C)a nuclear family.
D)an extended family.

Question 6

The shaping of individual behavior to conform to social or cultural norms is referred to as

A)acculturation.
B)socialization.
C)societal imaging.
D)cultural modeling.

Question 7

More than _____ of the population of the United States, age 15 and older, is currently married.

A)25%
B)43%
C)50%
D)72%

Question 8

A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together in a household is

A)the definition of family used by all sociologists.
B)the definition of family used by the U.S.Census Bureau.
C)the way sociologists define affiliated kin.
D)the way sociologists define the traditional family.

Question 9

In the United States, same-sex couples can legally marry

A)in 2 states.
B)in 3 states.
C)in 6 states.
D)only in Massachusetts.

Question 10

In 1967, the U.S.Supreme court ruled in the case of Loving v.Virginia and decided that it was unconstitutional for states to

A)prohibit interracial marriage.
B)determine age restrictions for marriage.
C)prohibit same-sex marriage.
D)deny the right of cousins to marry.

Question 11

According to Lasch, the family became a "haven in a heartless world" in response to

A)the Great Depression.
B)World War I.
C)Industrialization.
D)the Vietnam War.

Question 12

Ray and Debra are a middle-class couple with three children.Ray has a full-time job and supports the family financially.Debra stays home and takes care of the children.Ray and Debra's family meets the definition of

A)a modern family.
B)affiliated kin.
C)a traditional family.
D)an extended family.

Question 13

Nassira lives in a tribe in Zambia in which men have multiple wives.This is called

A)monogamy.
B)modified polygamy.
C)polygyny.
D)polyandry.

Question 14

Our marriage system in the U.S.may best be described as

A)monogamy.
B)serial monogamy or modified polygamy.
C)polygamy.
D)polyandry.

Question 15

A marriage system that is quite rare throughout world cultures is

A)monogamy
B)polygamy
C)polygyny
D)polyandry

Question 16

According to the text, the functions of the family may include all of the following EXCEPT

A)assignment of social roles and status.
B)socialization of children.
C)acting as a unit of economic cooperation and consumption.
D)caring for extended family.

Question 17

Intimacy

A)has little influence on health.
B)is a family function which has shifted dramatically from the family.
C)is generally not provided by pets.
D)strongly influences physical and mental health.

Question 18

Unrelated individuals who feel and are treated as if they were relatives comprise an individual's

A)affiliated kin.
B)endearing family.
C)clan.
D)compadres.

Question 19

Carlos is Roberto's compadre.This means that Carlos is Roberto's

A)friend.
B)brother.
C)godparent.
D)grandparent.

Question 20

What percentage of households contain married couples without children?

A)6%
B)27%
C)21%
D)28 %

Question 21

The number of multigenerational households in the United States has

A)increased.
B)decreased.
C)stayed the same.
D)quadrupled in the last two years.

Question 22

Families

A)stay the same across time.
B)only change during times of social upheaval.
C)only change during times of economic upheaval.
D)are dynamic.

Question 23

Mintz and Kellog suggest that _____ has been the norm in American family life from Colonial days to the present.

A)change, not stability
B)stability, not change
C)conflict, not peach
D)peace, not conflict

Question 24

Liberal family policies are often tied to the _____ well-being of families.

A)physical
B)economic
C)emotional
D)moral

Question 25

The status we are given in society is largely acquired through our

A)education.
B)employment.
C)families.
D)own efforts.

Question 26

David Popenoe has concluded that

A)in high-conflict marriages, parents should stay together for the sake of the children.
B)no matter what the level of conflict, parents should stay together for the sake of the children.
C)the negative effects of divorce on children are short-term and disappear by adulthood.
D)except in high-conflict marriages, it is better for the children if their parents are together and work out their problems.

Question 27

_____ is the irreplaceable means by which most of the social skills, personality characteristics, and values of individual members of society are formed.

A)Family
B)Education
C)Media
D)Government

Question 28

Professor Brooks is a centrist.This means he is

A)conservative.
B)liberal.
C)an idealist.
D)conservative about some issues and liberal about other issues.

Question 29

There are more than _____ multigenerational households in the United States

A)100,000
B)250,000
C)4 million
D)10 million

Question 30

According to the text, many of the so-called "culture wars" over "hot-button" issues such as the status of women, divorce and gay rights may really be

A)moral issues.
B)conflicts over differing conceptions of family.
C)political issues.
D)theoretical debates.

Question 31

According to William Goode, families provide all of the following advantages EXCEPT

A)continuity.
B)proximity.
C)familiarity.
D)protection.

Question 32

Among the Nayar of India, men have clearly defined obligations toward

A)their wives.
B)the children of their eldest brother.
C)the children of their sisters and female cousins.
D)their own children.

Question 33

Compared with conservatives, how do liberals feel about the status and future of family life in the United States?

A)They are more determined to maintain the status quo.
B)They are more determined to see change occur.
C)They are more pessimistic about it.
D)They are more optimistic about it.

Question 34

Sue is Kay's mother-in-law.Their relationship is

A)conjugal.
B)consanguineous.
C)affiliative.
D)fictive.

Question 35

To conservatives, cultural values have shifted away from _____.

A)morality toward immorality
B)immorality toward morality
C)individual self-sacrifice toward self-fulfillment
D)self-fulfillment toward individual self-sacrifice

Question 36

The _____ system is the social organization of the family.

A)kinship
B)familial
C)relational
D)clan

Question 37

What determines the decision we make about what families need?

A)The perspectives we have about the current status of family life or the directions in which it is heading.
B)Our view of how the family has evolved into what it is today.
C)Our conclusions about the problems families have faced in the past.
D)our political affiliation.

Question 38

Ron is Bryan's father.Their relationship is

A)conjugal.
B)consanguineous.
C)kinship.
D)fidelity

Question 39

The family in which we grow up is known as the

A)family of orientation.
B)family of cohabitation.
C)family of procreation.
D)traditional family.

Question 40

Lisa and Jim have married and had a child together.This family they have created is, for Lisa and Jim, a

A)family of origin.
B)family of procreation
C)family of orientation.
D)family of reproduction.

Question 41

To study family patterns and issues, we need to understand that our attitudes and beliefs about families may affect and distort our efforts.

Question 42

Affiliated kin are related individuals we have little contact with.

Question 43

Married couples and adults living with others are generally healthier than divorced, separated, or never-married individuals.

Question 44

Monogamy is the preferred marital arrangement worldwide.

Question 45

Heterosexuals often think about the privileges that sexual orientation offers or withholds.

Question 46

In some areas of India, Africa, and Asia children as young as six years may marry other children (and sometimes adults) although they may not live together until they are older.

Question 47

The family is a unit of economic cooperation that traditionally divides its labor along gender lines.

Question 48

A household consists of one or more people-everyone living in a housing unit makes up a household.

Question 49

As society has become more industrialized and impersonal, families have decreased in importance as a source of intimacy.

Question 50

The study of marriage and family is

A)both abstract and personal.
B)neither abstract nor personal.
C)abstract but not personal.
D)personal but not abstract.

Question 51

The family most Americans consider to be the traditional family is a mostly working-class version of the nuclear family.

Question 52

When it comes to opinions and values about marriage and family relationships

A)the wider society is conflicted but academic disciplines are not.
B)academic disciplines are conflicted but wider society is not.
C)both the wider society and academic disciplines are conflicted.
D)neither the wider society nor academic disciplines are conflicted.

Question 53

The socialization function rarely includes caregivers outside of the family.

Question 54

At one time it was illegal for African Americans to marry in the U.S.because they were regarded as property.

Question 55

Developments in contraception, artificial insemination, and in vitro fertilization have not separated reproduction from sexual intercourse.

Question 56

The mere fact that a controversy arose over the "We Are Family" video and that it pitted those with more conservative views against those with more liberal views, demonstrates that family issues are

A)defined the same way by the wider society but differently by religious institutions.
B)defined differently by the wider society but the same by all religious institutions.
C)defined and interpreted the same by all.
D)differently defined and interpreted.

Question 57

According to the We Are Family Foundation, the purpose of their video featuring SpongeBob and other characters is to

A)promote acceptance of gay and lesbian lifestyles.
B)teach tolerance, cooperation, unity, and appreciation of diversity.
C)promote acceptance of blended families.
D)teach family values.

Question 58

To Dr.James Dobson, the "We Are Family" video was

A)an attempt by a gay supporting organization to get children to accept homosexuality.
B)an attempt to teach tolerance, cooperation, unity, and appreciation of diversity.
C)designed to promote acceptance of divorce.
D)designed to teach acceptance of blended families.

Question 59

Emotional closeness may be more important than biology or law in defining family.

Question 60

Marriage establishes specific roles within the wider community and society.

Question 61

A person may only occupy one position at a time in the basic kinship system in American society.

Question 62

Our values and beliefs about families have remained stable over time.

Question 63

More households in the United States have married couples with children than have married couples without children.

Question 64

A social class is a category of people who share similar economic positions in society.

Question 65

Anthropologists all agree that the father is necessary in the family unit.

Question 66

The family of cohabitation refers to the family we form through living or cohabitating with another person, whether we are married or unmarried.

Question 67

Liberals believe that families today are weaker than they were in the 1950s.

Question 68

One of the themes of your text is that families are diverse.Write an essay describing this diversity.

Question 69

Some of the services provided by families are such a basic part of our existence that we tend to overlook them.

Question 70

Centrists believe that changes in family life are due to economic and demographic changes in society.

Question 71

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the positions of liberals, conservatives and centrists on the status and future of American families.

Question 72

American kinship obligations are not as extensive as those of some non-Western or non-industrialized cultures.

Question 73

Conservatives believe that changes in cultural values have made families stronger and more able to meet the needs of children, adults and the wider society.

Question 74

In one Cantonese marriage form, women do not live with their husbands until at least three years after marriage, as their primary obligation remains with their own extended families.

Question 75

Conjugal relationships are formed by birth.

Question 76

Spirit marriage involves a symbolic union between two people who are not legally allowed to marry.

Question 77

Consanguineous relationships include those of grandparents and grandchildren.

Question 78

The ex-kin role has clearly defined rules in today's society.

Question 79

List and discuss the four basic functions of family.

Question 80

Ahrons believes that some divorces can be considered good divorces in which parents minimize conflict, continue parenting, and maintain ties with extended kin.