hdfs midterm
chapter 10 After a divorce, men's income, on average
?????????
chapter 11 Identify the antipoverty policy that the evidence supports as the best approach
A broad redistribution policy in which poor households receive a proportional amount of money back at tax time that raises their income to above the poverty line
chapter 6 Which of the following factors DOES NOT contribute to the relatively high rate of HIV infection in the African American population?
Greater biological susceptibility by race
chapter 5 Which of the following is NOT an example of gender socialization
Andrea explains to her friends that her parents will not allow her to stay out late after she failed a test
chapter 7 Which of the following is NOT a major change in dating and romantic relationships that has made following social scripts more difficult in recent years?
Couples are less committed to each other
chapter 6 When did the word homosexual first begin to appear as a way to describe someone's identity
late 19th century
chapter 12 Statistics on violence in same-sex partnerships are limited but indicate that
lesbian and straight women are equally likely to be victims
chapter 4 The richest 1% of Americans earned what percent of all income in 2014?
20%
chapter 7 About what percentage of people report having met their current partner online?
22%
chapter 7 According to the text, __________ of college students have reported having between 4-9 hook ups.
29.6%
chapter 8 What is the average cost of weddings today
35000
chatper 6 According to the text, women between the ages of 30-34 have had a median number of ______ sexual partners
5
capter 2 One of the most monumental changes in family life in the 19th century was the drop in number of children in each family. In fact, the average number of children in White families dropped by _______ over the century.
50%
According to the text, how many people in America live alone or only with people to whom they are not related?
53 million
chapter 6 According to the text, what percent of people found sex between an unmarried man and a women morally acceptable in 2016
65%
chapter 8 According to the chart in your text, what percent of men, age 20-24 years, were married in 2015?
8.2
chapter 5 Women's weekly earnings are what percentage of men's weekly earnings?
81%
chapter 5 What is an example of a way in which an elementary school teacher might engage in gender socialization in schools?
By reprimanding a girl for playing on the jungle gym because she is wearing a dress
chapter 4 Which of the following statements is NOT true about poverty in America?
Poverty for older people has increased dramatically since the 1960s
chapter 7 Which of the following is a unique circumstance for unmarried parents?
They don't have much time to date, but many still do
A cohort is a group of people who experience an event together at the same time
true
chapter 4 Social mobility refers to the movement, up or down, between social classes
true
chapter 5 Sex and gender mean the same thing
flase
chapter 2 Which of the following is the characteristic of family life for 19thcentury Mexican Americans?
Family members exhibited a strong sense of obligation toward one another.
chapter 2 Which of the following describes the term matrilineal?
In this family arrangement, wealth and power are transmitted from mothers to daughters
chapter 4 In which of the following examples, does the young person have the highest life chance
Justin Smith is the son of a successful and wealthy businessman and is graduating from Harvard this year
chapter 11 Which of the following work-family conflict issues is more characteristic of professional parents than of working-class parents?
Lacking a barrier between work and home life
chapter 6 Which of the following IS NOT an example of how the birth control pill may have had repercussions for society once it was widely available
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have decreased
chapter 7 Identify the statement that describes why some researchers argue that love is an evolutionary adaptation
Children loved by their parents were more likely to survive infancy.
chapter 2 Which of the following is NOT a way in which the federal government increased legal regulation of family life during the industrial era
Creating rules for religious organizations' role in sanctifying marriages
chapter 5 Which of the following examples best describes the term transgender
Emily was assigned female at birth, but recently asked friends and family to use his chosen name (Mike) and pronouns (he/him)
chapter 9 Based on what you read in the "Changing Culture" section, why would the culture of intensive parenting contribute to more people choosing to be childfree?
The culture of intensive parenting ramps up expectations for how much time and resources parents devote to children
chapter 2 What was a relatively common form of polygamy in the nineteenth century?
The practice in Mormon communities for a man to have more than one wife
chapter 5 How do sociologists working from the biological perspective seek to understand human behavior
They apply understandings of the biological underpinnings of sex differences to common family traits and practices today
chapter 8 Which of the following IS NOT a way that marriage brings about health benefits
Through additional responsibility
chapter 4 Which of the following types of families is most likely to be poor
Unmarried female-headed families
chapter 11 Which of the following IS NOT an explanation for why women perform more household and child care, on average, than men do?
Women have greater resources, allowing them to take time off from work
chapter 11 Which of the following is a definition of care work
Work performed face-to-face for the purpose of enhancing the capabilities of another person
chapter 6 According to the textbook, which of the following is a reason why sexual behavior is less constrained now than it was in the past?
Young people's living alone before marriage
chapte 2 Which of the following is the most accurate example of a split-household family?
a chinese man works on a US railroad leaving his wife behind in china
chapter 8 Identify the scenario that could cause a "marriage squeeze.
a large influx of young adult male migrants into the country
Which of the following examples DOES NOT fit the definition of a legal family?
a single man and his 2 dogs
chapter 8 Which racial ethnic group has seen the most rapid and pronounced decline in marriage rate than any other group?
african america
chapter 9 The text outlines which of the following reasons a person, or her partner, may seek an abortion?
all of the above
Because the word family means different things to different people, the textbook provides a broad definition of families as groups of people who are bound by which of the following types of connections?
all of them emoitonal, legal, and biological
chapter 4 Which of the following racial/ethnic groups has the highest poverty rate?
american indian
chapter 12 The decrease in family violence has been attributed to
an increase in working women
chapter 10 The legal term that indicates a marriage was NEVER legally binding is:
annulment
chapter 8 Women in which of the following racial-ethnic groups have the HIGHEST marriage rates?
asians
chapter 9 Which of the following parenting styles is characterized by high demandingness and high responsiveness?
authoritative
chapter 6 Which of the following is NOT associated with stronger feelings of homophobia?
being female
chapter 7 Which of the following groups is the most isolated group in terms of dating?
blacks
chapter 12 Contrary to stereotypes, children are least likely to be abused _____________
by a friend or neighbor
chapter 9 All of the following are trends seen in parents with more education except
children of highly educated parents are more likely to be obese
chapter 8 Which of the following forms of cohabitation is most associated with same-sex individuals?
cohabitation instead of marriage
chapter 11 Which educational group has the highest rate of employment for mothers with children?
college grad
chapter 10 Divorce is LEAST common among people with which of the following levels of education
college or advanced degrees
chapter 7 Much relationship research on dating has been directed at ________
college students
chapter 3 Marriage and reproduction within a distinct group is called _____________; marriage and reproduction outside one's distinct group is called _____________.
endogamy; exogamy
chapter 6 Which of the following is NOT a major lens through which social scientists study sexuality
ethics of sexual behavior
chapter 3 The rapid growth of the American Indian population over the last century—and the last 50 years in particular—is mostly due to
greater desire, or willingness, of those with mixed ancestry to express that identity
chapter 10 Which of the following characteristics does NOT increase a couple's chance of divorce?
having young children
chapter 9 Cultural pressure on women to devote more time, energy, and money to raising children is defines as _________
intensive motherhood
chapter 12 Erica is experiencing psychological abuse and fears her husband's violent outbursts are becoming more dangerous. Erica is most likely experiencing
intimate terrorism
chapter 10 When one partner loses a job, the marriage
is often weakened, regardless of who lost their job
chapter 3 Family-based immigration may have which of the following consequences?
it ensures that immigrant communities are regularly "replenished.
chapter 12 Parents who cannot afford to provide adequate food and shelter for their children
may be guilty of guilty or neglect
chapter 3 Most Latino families in the United States are of what origin?
mexican
chapter 10 On average, postponing marriage means couples are:
more financially secure
chapter 2 Which of the following IS NOT a factor that made building and maintaining families difficult for slaves in the period between 1619 and the end of the Civil War (in the mid-1800s)
most enslaved children did not live w thier parents
chapter 12 More cases of child abuse are perpetrated by _____________ than any other group
mothers
chapter 4 Which of the following is NOT a main form of scarcity that single-mother families often face in contrast to two-parent families?
motivation
chapter 12 Sue and Larry are both hotheads and often physically battle for control in their relationship. They are likely engaged in
mutual vioelnt control
chapter 5 Which siblings tend to hold more traditional attitudes about gender
older brothers younger sisters
chapter 11 Couples often act out the gender roles they saw their parents enact, which is an example of what process
socilization
A theorist might point to which social fact to support the consensus perspective?
the 2 major poltiical parties in the US have existted for decades, and despite strong partisanship, citizens genrally follow the governance of either party
chapter 12 Feminists are concerned about power differentials built into the family system, including
the expectation that husbands should have power over wive
chapter 12 Most people who do not report intimate partner violence to the police fail to do so because
they are afraid of the consequences
chapter 8 Which of the following IS NOT one of the reasons why a large majority of adults eventually marry?
Most people try to conform to the expectation that sex belongs with marriage
chapter 5 Which of the following occupations is the LEAST female dominated
electricians
chapter 9 Which of the following IS NOT an example of a transition that may add to a child's stress and affect his or her development?
Being punished unfairly by a parent
chapter 4 Which of the following class structures includes the highest percentage of Americans?
working class
chapter 7 __________ is the practical, rational dedication of one person to another based on shared understanding and emotional commitment.
utilitarian love
chapter 3 How many black children born in 1990 at some point experienced incarceration of a parent?
1 in 4
chapter 11 According to "The Story Behind the Numbers" in 2015, about how many hours weekly did men put into housework
10.2
chapter 9 Which of the following IS NOT contributed to families' having fewer children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Abandoned children were adopted or fostered
chapter 7 Which of the following mate selection patterns creates the most inequality in a society?
Adults only marry within their own social class
chapter 6 Identify the statement that describes how the rising age at first marriage impacted sexual behavior.
Almost all Americans have sex before marriage.
chapter 11 Which of the following IS NOT a reason for the "motherhood" penalty in wages?
Fathers' earnings increases allow women to shift to less demanding careers
chapter 5 In a story from the textbook, a woman recalled, "In 1969 I even started to wear trousers to work (as a social worker). At the time this was certainly frowned on, yet two years later social workers were roaming the inner city in torn jeans, gym shoes and bra-less T-shirts." What concept does this story exemplify?
Gender roles change over time and across plac
chapter 9 How have parents' reasons for having children changed over time
Having children is more of an emotional or symbolic asset, not a practical one
chapter 8 Which statement describes the assumptions that underlie Becker's marketplace theory of marriage?
Marriage is voluntary and there is competition for mates
chaopter 4 According to Melvin Kohn's classic series of studies, how do both middle- and working-class parents' experiences with work influence their parenting
Parents teach their children the interpersonal skills that they use in their own jobs
`chapter 7 The high school prom has been a site of continuous legal and social conflict for decades. Why are prom scripts so important?
Proms are often seen as a formal step in the process of mate selection that can lead eventually to marriage
One difficulty of studying families is identifying whether something causes something else. In many cases, two things may occur together (such as the use of nightlights and nearsightedness), but one may not cause the other. The process by which social scientists establish an association between two phenomena is known as ___________.
correlation
chapter 2 Which of the following roles related to marriage was NOT a role played by the state-established churches in the early European Societies?
deciding who could marry into which families
chapter 10 Since the 1980s, divorce rates have ________
decreased slightly
chapter 10 After a divorce, women's income, on average
decreases
chapter 10 The legal term that indicates a marriage is no longer binding is
divorce
chapter 8 According to the text, _________ frees people from a need to marry and __________ undermines people's prospects for marriage
economic independence, economic insecurity
chapter 3 Pravit, an Indian man, married Sharon, a white woman. Their marriage is an example of
exogamy
What is the difference between facts and theory in the study of the family?
facts provide info about fam life, whereas theory is a way to explain how those facts influence one another
The family arena is a social place in which relations between people in common positions are governed by accepted rules of interaction.
false
chapter 11 The American Time Use Survey shows that men and women perform nearly equal hours of housework
false
chapter 2 Coverture was a legal doctrine under which husbands were incorporated into their wives' citizenship
false
chapter 9 The total fertility rate in the United States is currently 1.82, which is the same as the replacement fertility rate
false
chapter 3 A personal outlook that puts family obligations first, before individual well-being, is called
familism
What is the study of ancestry and family history?
genealogy
chapter 9 The __________ is the price one pays for choosing the less lucrative of the available options
opportunity cost
chapter 12 Kay's boyfriend had sex with her after she drank too much and passed out. This meets the legal definition of
rape
chapter 10 The increased likelihood of women and children to live in poverty is known as
the feminization of poverty
chapter 3 Assimilation can be described as
the gradual reduction of ethnic distinction between immigrants and mainstream society.
chapter 3 Jarrod O'Reilly's favorite holiday is St. Patrick's Day, since he is of Irish descent. He wears green, throws a big party, and even drinks green beer. But for the rest of the year, Jarrod does not think much about his Irish background, illustrating
the sometimes voluntary nature of ethnicity
Imagine you are selected to take part in a study, and the researcher asks you to track and report the times of day in which you study, work, relax, interact with family, and interact with friends. What kind of study method would this be?
time use
chapger 5 On average, women live longer than men in 99% of all countries
true
chapter 11 In today's political environment, progressive work-family policies are the most innovative at the state and local levels
true
chapter 4 Division of labor refers to who does what work and for what rewards
true
chapter 6 Coming out is the process of revealing one's gay sexual orientation to the significant people in one's life
true
chpater 2 Rather than marrying for political, economic, and social reasons, individuals began to value companionship, friendship, and romance at the turn of the 20th century
true
chapter 3 Which group is gradually losing its dominant numerical status in proportion to other racial-ethnic groups?
white
