Deck 1: Families and the Sociological Imagination

Question 1

Which perspective attribute the difficulties children face to a lack of cooperation between the community,family,and employers to improve the quality of life ?

A)Social
B)Conservative
C)Liberal
D)Feminist

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In the United States,the conservative perspective would explain the increase in couples living together without being married as a result of

A)economic challenges.
B)cultural and moral weakening.
C)individualist culture.
D)gender inequality.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Nguyen wishes to obtain qualitative information about parent-child interactions.He has time,but not much money for the research,but would like to obtain as detailed information as possible.What would be the more effective strategy to meet his needs?

A)Observation
B)Experiment
C)Survey
D)In-depth interview

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is a key difference between the textbook's definition of family and the Census Bureau's definition of family?

A)Unmarried partners are considered family by the textbook if they have children,but the Census Bureau does not recognize them.
B)Fictive kin are included only in the textbook's definition,not the Census Bureau's definition.
C)The textbook defines a family as people who are related by birth,marriage,or adoption while the Census Bureau has a broader definition.
D)The Census Bureau only recognizes the traditional nuclear family and the textbook recognizes all biological relatives.

Question 5

Which of the following is an advantage of an experiment?

A)An experiment allows the study of real behavior in a natural setting.
B)An experiment uses sampling methods that can allow researchers to generalize findings to a larger population.
C)An experiment proves the greatest opportunity to assess cause and effect.
D)An experiment can provide either open-ended questions or fixed response.

Question 6

What is problematic about the definition of family according to the U.S.Census Bureau??

A)The definition by the U.S.Census Bureau doesn't really reflect the rich diversity of family life today.
B)The definition by the U.S.Census Bureau conflicts with the definition used in several states.
C)The definition used by the U.S.Census Bureau is vague.
D)The definition used by the U.S.Census Bureau does not acknowledge relationships through adoption.

Question 7

Which is a family according to the U.S.Census Bureau?

A)An unmarried couple in a long-term romantic relationship.
B)A mother and her adopted daughter.
C)A single man raising his friend's son.
D)An unmarried couple each with three children from previous relationships.

Question 8

Which sociologist noted that suicide had patterns and is not a random event?

A)Peter Berger
B)Emile Durkheim
C)Ralph LaRossa
D)Loretta Myers

Question 9

According to social exchange theory,what is the most effective way to explain why one family would have one parent stay at home and another family would choose to have two parents working?

A)Unconscious decisions based on culture,experience,and religion which may or may not be rational.
B)Logical decisions surrounding the strengths of each partner and the costs and benefits.
C)Decisions made by the person with the most power in the relationship.
D)Decisions based on family rules striving to achieve harmony among all family members.

Question 10

Jordan,a sociologist,is researching the consequences of childcare struggles on parenting.As part of the research,she has gathered detailed information in person which included follow-up and clarification questions,from 100 subjects.The process has been time-consuming and expensive,but the information is valuable.Which research method did Dr.Jordan use?

A)Secondary analysis
B)Survey
C)Observation
D)In-depth interview

Question 11

Sociologists and other family scientists use a/an __________ approach in collecting and analyzing data so that they may describe some phenomenon,examine the factors that predict or are associated with some phenomenon,explain cause-and-effect relationships or provide insight into why certain events do or do not occur,and understand the meanings attached to behavior or situations.

A)empirical
B)ethnocentric
C)hypothetical
D)theoretical

Question 12

The idea that families can best be understood by examining how they interact with,influence,and are influenced by other social institutions,and can't merely be separated out as "havens" from the rest of society falls into which theme?

A)Social inequality has a powerful influence.
B)Families are both a public social institution and a private personal relationship.
C)Families reflect historical,cultural,political,and social factors.
D)Understanding families in the United States requires a comparative perspective.

Question 13

Which of the following accurately assesses the similarities of structural functionalism and family systems?

A)They both focus on how families are structured.
B)They both focus on the tensions and conflicts.
C)The both focus on roles from a cost and benefit perspective.
D)They both focus on developmental changes over time.

Question 14

Distinguish the difference between domestic partners and married partners.

A)Domestic partners have all the advantages of married couples except for filing their taxes jointly.
B)Domestic partners are eligible for the same benefits as married couples except they do not have to file for divorce if they separate.
C)Domestic partners are responsible for each other's financial and emotional needs,but cannot adopt children.
D)Domestic partners are not eligible for all the benefits married couples are allowed,such as employer-provided family health insurance.

Question 15

A candidate for U.S.president is promising a program that pays for 12 weeks of maternity leave for all women.To pay for this,the candidate proposes a tax rate of 45% on individuals earning more than $600K a year while leaving lower tax brackets at current levels.This candidate is proposing a ________ program supported by ________ taxation.

A)universal; recessive
B)universal; progressive
C)means-tested; regressive
D)means-tested; partisan

Question 16

Looking at the ways divorce and pay inequities are linked to broader social patterns is an example of

A)universal factors.
B)societal structure.
C)sociological imagination.
D)experimental study.

Question 17

In which city would you most likely find paid maternity leave?

A)Atlanta
B)New York
C)London
D)Seattle

Question 18

Cash welfare benefits in the United States would be an example of a(n)________ program.

A)resiliency
B)universal
C)means tested
D)protective

Question 19

Which perspective essentially believes in a market economy,but claims that economic and structural adjustments that place new demands on families without offering additional social supports.

A)Feminist
B)Conservative
C)Liberal
D)Social

Question 20

Rachel works for a social service agency that helps at-risk families.Her agency's focus is the role each family member plays and on each relationship with the family.The agency looks at parent-child,parent-parent,and child-child relationships and the rules involved in those relationships.Which theory does Rachel's agency follow?

A)Social exchange theory
B)Developmental theory
C)Symbolic interaction theory
D)Family systems theory

Question 21

Kiara is writing a research paper looking at paternity leave practices in the United States,Sweden,France,and Brazil to more completely understand families.Her paper draws upon the ________ perspective.

A)conservative
B)resiliency
C)comparative
D)human agency

Question 22

Humor is a(n)________ resilience factor.

A)structural
B)family
C)community
D)individual

Question 23

Based on Kauai Longitudinal Study,what would be the expected result at ages 18 and 40 if a child spent a childhood in a high-risk environment with poverty,divorce,violence,and alcoholism in the home?

A)Behavior problems at age 18,but stable and successful at age 40.
B)Resiliency at 40 only if it was present at age 18.
C)Successful at both age 18 and age 40.
D)Behavior problems at 18 that continued throughout adulthood.

Question 24

Resiliency refers to

A)the capacity to rebound from adversity,misfortune,trauma.
B)the family they were born into.
C)social inequality as a critical organizing feature in society which has an important influence on family life.
D)the family made through partnership,marriage,and/or with children in the study of family.