soc families

Evolutionary psychology is an alternate term for which perspective

biosocial

A photograph in the text depicts a mother and her children waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars would likely note that the woman is in the child-rearing stage of the family life cycle?

family life course developmentalists

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

family systems

The Census Bureau uses which of the following terms to describe a person or a group of people residing together?

household

In __________________ the researcher spends extensive time with respondents and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and other aspects of everyday life.

naturalistic observation

Particularly among college educated women, parenthood is.

postpone

Differences among women or among men (within-group variation) are usually greater than the differences between men and women (between-group variation).

true

Which of the following is NOT listed by your text as a major family function?

1. Raising children responsibility. 2. Providing economic and other Practical Support 3. Offering emotional Security

According to the text, a national random sample of approximately_______persons can validly represent the U.S. population.

1500

Individuals living alone constitute about_______percent of American households.

26

Same-sex couple households increased by______percent between 2000 and 2010.

80%

Traditionally, both law and social science specified that the family consisted of people related by

Blood, Marriage and Adoption

Family change is attributed to which of the following influences?

Economic and time pressures. (sociological imagination)

In sharing sexual pleasure, each partner assumes ___________, that is, responsibility for his or her own sexual response

a certain role

Researchers found that engaging in extramarital affairs is.

a rational decision

Suzanne and Paul obtained a complete list of all 500 students in their marriage and family class. Starting with the first student on the list, each student was assigned a number ranging from 1 to 500. Then, Paul and Suzanne selected for their study every 10th number on the list. Clearly, they were trying to ensure that their research

a representative sample

Current controversy centers on whether sex education should be "abstinenceonly" or "" (also termed "comprehensive")

abstinence plus

postmodern family

acknowledge the fact that families today exhibit a multiplicity of forms and that new or altered family forms continue to emerge and develop

Those with a "family change" perspective view the family as ________________.

adaptable institution

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

any group of people residing together

What role do most parents want schools to play in sex education?

approve programs on education on STI, communicating and birth control

In 1957, the total fertility rate was about 3.6 children per woman. For the last decade and a half, it has been ________child/children per woman.

around 2%

Therapists suggest certain requirements of the offending partner of an extramarital affair, which include all BUT which of the following?

ask the spouse if they had similar thoughts and feelings of infidelity

Children receive most of their sexual knowledge

at home

A photograph in the text depicts a mother and her children waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might speculate about whether the child seems to be secure, insecure/anxious or avoidant towards the mother?

attachment theorists

The ______ perspective argues that humans' evolutionary biology affects much of human behavior and, more specifically, many family-related behaviors.

biosocial

The______ perspective argues that human physiology, genetics, and hormones predispose individuals to certain behaviors.

biosocial

Family _____________Theorists posit that today's family forms need to be seen as historically expected adjustments to changing conditions.

change

Andre is a family therapist who is interested in how husbands cope when they are the victims of physical abuse suffered at the hands of their wives. He makes an intensive study of the five husbands who are currently his clients for therapy sessions because they suffer physical abuse from this source. Andre is using which type of research method?

clinicians case study

Realistic flavor and vivid detail are most likely to be found in which type of research method?

clinicians case study

In an experiment, the________-group receives no special intervention.

control

is the new brand of marital infidelity that emerged in the 1990s.

cyber-adultery

Over the past four decades, fertility in the United States has

declined

A photograph in the text depicts a mother and her children waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might speculate about the woman's personal power and resources relative to others in her family?

echange theorists

Family systems theory emphasizes that family systems seek_____, or stable balance and symmetry.

equilibrium

An ___ is possible when the researcher has a large amount of control over the various aspects of the phenomena under study.

experiment

Researchers who randomly assign subjects to different groups would suggest that the investigators are using which technique?

experiment

Black men and women generally reject egalitarian relationships.

false

Gender refers only to male or female anatomy and physiology

false

Males in foraging societies are more dominant than males in agricultural or industrial societies.

false

Stereotypically masculine people are often thought to have communal character traits.

false

The term transgendered implies that the affected individual is either homosexual or bisexual.

false

There are a variety of ways of being a woman, according to cultural messages.

false

scholars and advocates with a perspective point see constant evolution as normal

family change

scholars and advocates with a perspective point to what they see as a negative cultural change accentuated by excessive individualism and self-indulgence.

family decline perspective

A __________photograph in the text depicts a family waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might remark on the quality of the facilities or speculate about the home that these people live in?

family ecologists

The _____Perspective is focused on several things, including confronting and reducing oppression and patterns of subordination based on such factors as social class, race, and ethnicity, age and sexual orientation.

feminist

A photograph in the text depicts a mother and her children waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might point out that, typically, it is mothers and not fathers who are primarily responsible for their children's health—and ask why?

feminists

promote recognition of women's unpaid work and the greater involvement of men in childcare and housework.

feminists perspectives

The most significant disadvantage of the "naturalistic observation" research method is that

findings and conclusions may be highly subjective

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

flexible

A central focus of the feminist perspective is on____issues

gender

Representative samples (like Gallup polls) are important to family survey research because the results can be to the national population of the sample.

generalized

In the contemporary version of evolutionary theory, it is the survival of one's____into future generations that is important.

genetic material

David and Susan have been married for 20 years. Both are less interested in sex than they were at the beginning of their marriage, and their sexual frequency has declined over this period of time. David and Susan's circumstances reflect what the text refers to as

habituation

One explanation for the decline in sexual activity in a marriage isor the increased predictability with the same partner over time.

habituation

Research shows some support for the hypothesis—that is, that familiarity reduces the reward power of a sexual encounter with a spouse or partner compared to a new relationship.

habituation

the divorce rate

has declined in the past 3 decades

definition of family adopted by the authors of this text includes those who do all the following except

have the same name and background

Which of the following is true about the age at marriage today?

highest record since the 1890 census

According to the text, one disadvantage of survey research is it depends on the

honesty, motivation and ability to respond

Exchange theory stresses the importance of_______in family relationships.

how family members use their resources to trade with other family members

Family researchers will often generate a_______, or "educated guess" about the way things are, based on their theoretical orientation.

hypothesis

Compared to 50 years ago, marriage is not so________to Americans.

important

Which of the following is attributed to the U.S. by "family change" scholars?

inadequate support for families

Contrary to Internet and media reports, researchers point out that there is no evidence of.

infidelity epidemic

A photograph in the text depicts a mother and her children waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars would be inclined to explore the mother's body language and speculate on what the child is saying nonverbally to the mother?

interaction constructionists

The question of how two previously separate individuals come together and over time create a shared view of themselves as a couple would be best answered using which perspective?

interaction-constructionist

Collecting data over a period of years using documented materials would reflect a(n)

longitudinal

Studying social change in the family can be best understood through data.

longitudinal

Most mainstream pornography can be considered, exhibiting hatred, dislike, mistrust or general disregard for women.

misogynistic

The likelihood of divorce declines with

more years of education

Cohabitation has emerged as a lifestyle

much more common than marriage

The evidence indicates that abstinence only sex education programs are

not scientifically accurate

The ____ family became common in industrial societies because it was better suited for city life.

nuclear

20. The text reports that_____percent of marriages were preceded by cohabitation.

over 50%

For a couple to assume sexual responsibility and experience freedom in sexual expression, the text emphasizes one important element is needed in the relationship. What is this element?

planning to be alone and intimate

Masters and Johnson view sex as aby which partners commit themselves to expressing their sexual feelings with each other.

pleasure bond

The downward trend in adolescent sexual intercourse the emphasis nence-only sex-education programs.

predates

Within exchange theory, the______refers to the relationship between commitment to the relationship and power in the relationship.

principle of least interest

Gay/lesbian sexuality, like heterosexual behavior, has been explored among African Americans mostly in the context of

problems

researchers conducting surveys want their samples to be

representative

The most generalizable findings are most likely to be found in a survey with

representative sample

According to the interaction-constructionist theoretical perspective,______is how family members adapt culturally understood roles to their own situations and preferences.

role making

one of the most striking changes over the past several decades has been the emergence of___issues as political controversies.

sexual and reproductive

Which of the following is NOT one of the suggestions therapists give to couples wishing to spend intimate time alone together?

spending time discussing finances, family and work

The text points out that each data collection technique

strength and weaknesses

The conflict perspective is the opposite of the_____; it assumes that not all family behaviors and practices contribute to family well-being.

structural functionalist

when conducting researchers ask a seris of structures or closed ended questions

surveys

Someone who is a "family change" advocate might say the following:

the family is better than ever, its adapting to new changes

From interviews and observations, the authors reveal that:

there are many definitions given for family

A person who believed in the "family decline" theory might say the following:

there has been a serious breakdown in marriage and family values

Traditional gender roles cause both men and women

to suffer in some way

Research indicates that racial/ethnic differences in role expectations and behaviors, particularly for males, are actually not as strong as either stereotypes or socio-historical perspectives have suggested.

true

Researchers in the 1970s tended to see men and women as homogeneous categories.

true

Somewhere between 1 percent and 4 percent of live births are intersexual.

true

The U.S. Census Bureau defines a family as

two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption residing together in a household.

The conflict and feminist perspectives call attention to_____within groups—including families—and within the larger society.

unequal power

In sharing sexual pleasure, partners realize that sex is something partners do ___each other

with

Many employers have redefined family

with respect to employee benefit packages