Marriage and Family test 1

Men are expected to have ______________ character traits like strength, self-confidence, assertiveness, and ambition.

agentic

individual's choices depend largely on the ______________ that exist in their social environment.

alternatives

The concept of "household" is broader than that of "family" as it includes:

any person residing in the home

As families have become less traditional, the legal definition of a family has:

become much more flexible

Personal experience provides us with information, but t can also act as _______________, which is why we need scientific study.

blinders

Since the 9/11 attacks, the so-called "can-do" man tackles traumatic events head on:

but also feels free to express emotion.

Traditionally, the ideal woman has several stereotypical traits. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

career ambition

Which of the following is NOT a style of relating, according to the attachment theory?

compliant

Over the past five decades, fertility in the United States has:

declined

A relative absence of assertiveness and ambition characterizes our expectations of women, who are thought to embody __________ character traits.

expressive

Warmth, sensitivity, tenderness, and placing concern about other's welfare above self-interset can be classified as __________________ character traits.

expressive

The ______________ perspective focuses on how the family influences and is influenced by the environments that surround it.

family ecology

The ________________ perspective looks at the family as a whole; where change in one part sets in motion a process to restore equilibrium.

family systems

A central focus of the feminist theory is on __________ issues.

gender

Michael is a stay-at-home father and feels pressure from society to watch football on TV, enjoy action movies, play basketball on the weekends, and bring home a bigger paycheck than his corporate executive wife. What is the societal pressure called?

gender expectations

Exchange theory stresses the importance of ___________ in family relationships.

how family members use their resources with other family

Compared to 50 years ago, marriage is not as ___________ to Americans.

important

Confidence, assertiveness and ambition can be classified as _______________ character traits.

instrumental

What is the primary reason, according to the text, that the transition to adulthood has become elongated?

it takes longer to earn enough to support a family

Compared to the recent past, children are _______________ likely to live with a grandparent today.

more

The test reports that __________ percent of marriages were preceded by cohabitation.

over 50

Particularly among college educated women, parenthood is ____________.

postponed

Statistics on women in politics highlight that women- who make up over 50 percent of the U.S. populations- are _____________ in high government positions.

significantly underrepresented

Since the 1970s, American parents have reported treating their sons and daughters:

similarly

The text points out that school-age boys have a greater incidence of all but which of the following problems?

stress-related illnesses

The __________ perspective once argued for the functionality of specialized gender roles.

structure-functional

The ____________ message is the image of a woman who attained career success and supports her family.

superwoman

Women _________ men in the proportion of the population who are college graduates.

surpass

Cohabitation has emerged as a lifestyle:

that can be an alternative to marriage

According to the text, more and more women are entering nontraditional occupations such as:

the military

Traditional gender roles cause both men and women:

to suffer in some way

A majority of children live in __________ households

two-parent

Cross-culturally and historically it appears that _____________ societies have been characterized by some degree of masculine dominance.

virtually all

Today, only about ____________ percent of American households fit the 1950s nuclear family ideal of a married couple with children, where only the husband is employed.

5

Same-sex couple households increased by ____________ percent between 2000 and 2010.

80