Deck 1: Family Life Now

Question 1

In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act. Which of the following are TRUE statements about this act?

A) It confirms that marriage is a legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife.
B) It federally mandates same-sex marriage.
C) It forbids states from deciding for themselves whether or not to grant legal status to same-sex couples.
D) All are true.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Similar to African American families, Latino families are also composed of extended kin networks, although Latino families further extend family relationships to fictive, or ________ kin.

A) far-removed
B) needy
C) in-law
D) non-related

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This term refers to the form of polygamy that involves the practice of a man having multiple wives at the same time.

A) polyandry
B) cenogamy
C) monogamism
D) polygyny

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The practice of having more than one marriage partner is called what?

A) monogamy
B) polygamy
C) androgyny
D) monogamism

Question 5

This, the outermost layer of Bronfenbrenner's model, reflects the changes that happen over time, such as social and economic discrimination, women's rights to reproductive choice, and the long-held definition of marriage.

A) exosystem
B) macrosystem
C) chronosystem
D) microsystem

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an element of the nuclear family?

A) biological mother
B) biological sister
C) biological uncle
D) adopted child

Question 7

"Is the American family in a state of decline, or is it in a state of change?" In their answers to this question family scholars generally

A) believe it is declining.
B) believe it is changing for the better.
C) are mixed, with some saying the family is in decline, while others saying that it is not deteriorating, just changing.
D) assert that the family is much the same as it was in generations past.

Question 8

This term refers to a group of people who are distinguished from another group of people, typically by their skin color, ancestry, or genetics.

A) culture
B) race
C) class
D) family

Question 9

As the United States moved into the second half of the twentieth century, a number of change factors occurred that continue to have an impact on today's twenty-first-century families and family living. Which of the following is NOT one of those changes?

A) political Factors
B) social and Cultural Factors
C) economic Factors
D) religious Factors

Question 10

Of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, these families suffer the highest levels of unemployment and poverty and the lowest median family income-slightly over $30,000 annually.

A) African American/Black Caribbean
B) Latino
C) Native American/Alaska Natives
D) Asian

Question 11

________ is the belief that monogamy is the only true, morally and socially appropriate type of marriage or love relationship.

A) Monogamism
B) Monism
C) Polygamism
D) Exclusivity

Question 12

Unmarried partners who live together in a single household are referred to as what?

A) civil union adherents
B) pre-marital partners
C) partners-in-union
D) cohabiting couples

Question 13

Within the Asian family structure a greater emphasis is placed on the ________ relationship than on the husband-wife relationship.

A) parent-child
B) sibling
C) grandparent-grandchild
D) work

Question 14

________ is a social construction that is used to identify groups of people (commonly races) who share common cultural traits, such as religion, customs, dress, and language.

A) Family
B) Pod
C) Phylum
D) Ethnicity

Question 15

The Welfare and Medicaid Reform Act was enacted by which U.S. President?

A) George Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) Lyndon Johnson
D) Jimmy Carter

Question 16

Our ________ is the family in which we are born or brought into by adoption.

A) nuclear family
B) family of origin
C) family of procreation
D) step-family

Question 17

Which racial community has the lowest percentage of children living with cohabitating parents?

A) Hispanic
B) Asian
C) White
D) Black

Question 18

________ is a dyadic form of marriage that involves the practice of having one sexual partner. It is also the legal structure of marriage recognized in the U.S.

A) Monogamism
B) Polygamy
C) Monogamy
D) Polygyny

Question 19

The ________ is the family unit that is formed when we marry and produce children.

A) family of procreation
B) family of origin
C) step-family
D) nuclear family

Question 20

In this model of family studies, Russian-born Uri Bronfenbrenner seeks to understand the multiple influences that affect individuals' and families' development over their lifetime.

A) Mesosystematic Model
B) Natural Model
C) Ecological Model T
D) Social Model

Question 21

On average, Americans have been having fewer children than in decades past.

Question 22

_________ of all Native American households are married couple households.

A) 75%
B) 10%
C) 38%
D) 26%

Question 23

We often experience family living and family life separately from our surrounding environments.

Question 24

Individuals in these cultures define their identity in terms of the relationships they hold with others.

A) collectivist
B) religious
C) patriarchal
D) individualistic

Question 25

The number of same-sex households has risen ________ percent since 1990.

A) 300
B) 200
C) 100
D) 50

Question 26

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 15 million people live within a cohabitive situation.

Question 27

________ refers to the broad spectrum of demographic and philosophical differences among groups of people within a culture.

A) Collectivist
B) Diversity
C) Religiosity
D) Range

Question 28

The nuclear family is typically defined as a family unit where two or more generations of close family relatives live together in one household.

Question 29

A marriage relationship acquires legal status as soon as it is consummated.

Question 30

_________ view themselves as truly independent entities from the society in which they live, and their personal needs and rights guide their behavior, rather than the needs of the society.

A) Preservationists
B) Individualists
C) Collectivists
D) Solitaries

Question 31

The trend in the American family indicates that single-parent households are on the increase.

Question 32

Data from all of the 50 states indicates that the U.S. has twice as many single-parent households as two-parent households.

Question 33

Nearly one-half of all women ages 15 to 44 are childless.

Question 34

What is the average number of children in a family household?

A) 2.4
B) 3.1
C) 1.1
D) 1.9

Question 35

The "Brady Bunch" ideal of the emotionally cohesive, trouble-free, and happily adjusted stepfamily is not normative for American stepfamilies today.

Question 36

Which of the following may be family life educators?

A) pastors
B) researchers
C) health professionals
D) all of the above

Question 37

Married-couple families make up what percentage of American households?

A) 50%
B) 24%
C) 68%
D) 18%

Question 38

With an annual income of almost $69,000 per year, these families have the highest median household income of all racial groups in the United States.

A) African American/Caribbean
B) Latino
C) Asian
D) White

Question 39

________ is a form of marriage that is often referred to as group marriage. In this type of marital community, every man and woman is married to each other at the same time.

A) Cenogamy
B) Polygamy
C) Polygyny
D) Polyandry

Question 40

In the 1950's, the number of pregnant brides more than doubled from the 1940s.

Question 41

What is a "civil union"?

Question 42

What is a "nuclear family"?

Question 43

Please define polyandry, and supply one example from the text.

Question 44

Explain the difference between a "family" and a "household."

Question 45

Compare and contrast the dealing-with-problems/preventing-the-problems focus with a developing-family-potentials focus.

Question 46

The roots of NA/AN social and clan relationships are by and large patrilineal; that is to say, these societies trace their heritage from a male ancestor to a descendent of either sex.

Question 47

Compare and contrast family of origin and family of procreation.

Question 48

Define polygyny, and please provide one example from the text.

Question 49

On average, Americans have been having more children than in decades past.

Question 50

Explain "matrilineal cultures."

Question 51

In the United States, marriage is a legal commitment, not a private bond between the couple.

Question 52

Please define cenogamy, and provide an example from the text in which cenogamy may be practiced.

Question 53

What is an "extended family"?

Question 54

Latinos place a high value on familism, which emphasizes the importance of family life, and close, interdependent relationships among the person, the family, and the community.

Question 55

Explain how a stepfamily is formed.

Question 56

Explain the social ecology perspective in the study of family members.

Question 57

Childlessness levels now are higher than those in the 1930s.

Question 58

Explain the root causes of single-parent households.

Question 59

In all likelihood, our definitions of "family" may be entirely different. Why?

Question 60

Is family life education a theory? Please explain.

Question 61

Family life education is multidisciplinary and multiprofessional. Please explain.

Question 62

To many, marriage is a sacred act. From the text, please discuss the religious aspect of marriage and how it affects society.

Question 63

Many factors have influenced our contemporary understanding of family and family life. Explain.

Question 64

Central to Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model theory is the concept that people develop in a variety of interacting contexts. Define "context," explain its significance and provide examples of contexts with regards to family studies.

Question 65

In general terms, define marriage and describe what benefits marriage brings to a couple?