Deck 3: Families Throughout History

Question 1

Choosing compadres for their children demonstrates Mexican Americans focus on

A) gender equality.
B) individualism.
C) matriarchy.
D) extended family.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In the United States during the ________ children were generally viewed as rebellious and selfish, whereas in the ________children were generally viewed as being innocent and needing to be saved from urbanization.

A) 1950s; 1970s
B) 1780s; 1850s
C) 1850s; 1950s
D) 1950s; 2000s

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following fits the idea of companionate family?

A) Marrying for love
B) Marrying for money
C) Arranged marriage
D) Kinship marriage

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What was the relationship between the modern family's new residential patterns and family time?

A) Children spent more time with extended family.
B) Children spent less time with their mothers.
C) Children spent more time with both parents.
D) Children spent less time with their fathers.

Question 5

Families in early Europe engaged in the practice of leaving property and wealth only to the eldest son in a practice known as

A) primogeniture.
B) ethnography.
C) family reconstitution.
D) family subsistence.

Question 6

Which of the following describes how family sociologists look at the past?

A) Social structure and families are unrelated.
B) Current family issues are related to past events.
C) Cultural backgrounds are not necessary to understand families.
D) Families' issues are influenced only by current conditions.

Question 7

What was the consequence of World War II on marriage?

A) The age of marriage dipped considerably.
B) Fewer people got married.
C) Divorce rose considerably.
D) Fewer married women worked.

Question 8

James and Harriett, free African Americans prior to the Civil War, are seeking work; what is likely to be the result of that search?

A) Harriett is more likely to find work.
B) James is more likely to find work.
C) Both are likely to get high paying jobs.
D) Both are likely to file discrimination complaints.

Question 9

In early colonial America, Matthew is courting Laura and allowed to spend the night in Laura's bed. This is because of a practice known as

A) boarding.
B) bundling.
C) cohabitating.
D) familism.

Question 10

Which of the following explains how Susan B. Anthony got out of jail after being arrested in 1872?

A) The suffrage group paid her bail.
B) The judge paid her bail.
C) She paid her own bail.
D) An anonymous person paid her bail.

Question 11

Popenoe and Whitehead think post-1990 marriage and divorce statistics suggest a

A) rejection of marriage.
B) decline in values.
C) family turnaround.
D) decline of family.

Question 12

Tim firmly believes his wife should stay home and care for the children rather than work outside the home. He feels it is his job to work and bring home the income. Tim believes in

A) discrimination.
B) primogeniture.
C) separate spheres.
D) declaration of sentiment.

Question 13

Dr. Kua, a sociology professor, has assigned students the task of interviewing their living family members to obtain a complete history of significant family events. Dr. Kua has assigned a(n)

A) family reconstitution.
B) ethnography.
C) aggregate register.
D) familography.

Question 14

During the middle ages, how did the high mortality rate influence childrearing?

A) Parents had elaborate grieving rituals.
B) Babies were neglected.
C) Parents were firm and distant.
D) Children were spoiled.

Question 15

In which society would you find the least division of labor?

A) Early European
B) Hunter-gatherer
C) Pre-industrial United States
D) Modern United States

Question 16

Based only on the year following the end of WWII, what could be predicted with the end of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

A) More gender equality
B) Fewer marriages
C) Delayed age of marriage
D) A cult of domesticity

Question 17

Both African Americans and Native Americans were displaced, and in some cases separated, in colonial America. What resulted from these situations?

A) Both groups suffered economically.
B) Both groups easily found jobs.
C) Both groups reunited their families.
D) Both groups lost all their traditions.

Question 18

Dr. Jimenez, is researching a hunter- gatherer community that thrived in the mid-1700s to learn more about their family life. He is reviewing detailed interpretations of tools and other artifacts found where they lived. What material is Dr. Jimenez reviewing?

A) Ethnohistory
B) Family reconstitution
C) Family reconciliation
D) Ethnography

Question 19

What has been connected to financial stress in previous economic depressions and recessions in the United States?

A) More domestic violence
B) Further quality family time
C) Closer marriage relationships
D) Less illness

Question 20

During the nineteenth century, immigrant married women were primarily found in the

A) universal concubinage.
B) homes.
C) cult of domesticity.
D) factories.

Question 21

Jenny arrived in America in 1910 because she heard the streets were paved with gold. She knew no one and made the journey alone. What would be the best option for her to live the ideal life of a lady?

A) Marry an upper-class man.
B) Take whatever job she can find and work her way up.
C) Work two jobs and buy property.
D) Marry an immigrant from her home country and work hard.

Question 22

Assess why it was difficult for immigrants when they first arrived in the United States.

Question 23

Examine and compare the effect of the Great Depression and WWII on families.

Question 24

Compare and contrast the lives of Natives Americans and African Americans in preindustrial times.

Question 25

Explain how you would research the tradition of marriage in a society.

Question 26

In the 1940s, Mr. Mason owned a mill and had trouble finding enough workers. What would be the best strategy for him to attract more workers?

A) Offer health insurance Consider This During WWII, employers needed women workers to replace men who were off at war. LO 3.6: Describe how twentieth-century events shaped the modern family
B) Offer more vacation time Consider This During WWII, employers needed women workers to replace men who were off at war. LO 3.6: Describe how twentieth-century events shaped the modern family
C) Offer free childcare
D) Offer sick leave

Question 27

Argue against giving women the right to vote in 1872.

Question 28

What was the relationship between the Civil War and the suffrage movement?

A) The law granting African American men the right to vote also applied to women.
B) Suffragettes unsuccessfully used the 14^th and 15^th Amendments in court to gain the right to vote.
C) The 14^th amendment was modified to include women 25 years later.
D) Suffragettes modeled their Declaration of Sentiments on the Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 29

Argue for or against a proposal giving each family a piece of land and a certain amount of wealth. Based on history, predict how it would affect families and family relationships.

Question 30

Evaluate the role of the social change in the 1960s and 1970s on modern families.

Question 31

Choose a present-day family issue and compare it to a similar problem in a different era.

Question 32

Jose and Toni Ann have been married for 18 years. Jose is the head of the house in their Mexican American family. They are very protective of their teenage girls, but give their teenage boys more freedom and leeway. Their family demonstrates the long tradition of ________ in the Mexican American community.

A) compadras
B) chauvinism
C) familism
D) machismo

Question 33

Which of the following is an accurate distinction between the lives of colonial American families and Native American families?

A) Colonial families were more permissive with their children than Native families.
B) Native families were more patriarchal than colonial families.
C) Native families were more matriarchal than colonial families.
D) Colonial families had more influence on children's marriage partners than Native families.

Question 34

Differentiate between the separation of spheres and the cult of domesticity and discuss how they are related.

Question 35

Analyze how subsistence economies benefited from little division of labor.